fauns

1. The Roman name for satyrs , mythical creatures who were part man and part goat.

Example Sentences

There were enchanting angels, and there were huge fauns and satyrs.

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I can see the rooms crusted with ormolu, the fauns foisted on the ceiling, the ripping rident goddesses on the walls.

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But four years later, as we have seen, Nashe confounds elves with fairies in deriving all alike from fauns and dryads.

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Besides Gillot, the great designer of fauns and naiads had returned there more flourishing than ever.

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Reference is made to fauns and naiads in Milton's "Lycidas."

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