Satyr

The Satyrs were creatures of Greek myth, beings with goat-like heads and horns, the upper body of a man and the clawed legs of a goat. Among the fiercest monsters in all the Greek world, they were able to stand toe to toe with Kratos himself and could make short work of any warrior who grew careless against them. (God of War (2005); God of War II; God of War III)

From revellers to warriors#

In the oldest myths of Greece the Satyrs were creatures of revelry, beings with the upper body of a man and the horns and hind legs of a goat. They were the companions of Pan and of Dionysus, known above all for their love of wine, their pursuit of the nymphs, and a general drunken chaos and mischief. The old satyr Silenus also turns up in the tale of King Midas, who won the gift by which all he touched turned to gold from Dionysus as a reward for returning Silenus to him. (Metamorphoses)

In the age of the gods the Satyrs of Greece had become something far harder. They kept the goat-like head and the clawed limbs, but they were now disciplined and acrobatic warriors, ranging in build from small and nimble to large and powerfully built, and they wielded weapons of war: double-bladed staves that could be parted into twin blades, paired sai, axes, clubs, and shields. (God of War (2005); God of War: Chains of Olympus; God of War III; God of War: Ascension)

Generals and bands#

The Satyrs rarely fought alone. The lesser among them, swift and agile, swarmed in numbers and were deadliest when marshalled by their betters. Above them stood the Satyr Generals and Satyr Captains, hulking creatures of great strength who could command the lesser Satyrs and direct them in coordinated assaults, much as the Centaur Generals marshalled the Sentries and Legionnaires of Olympus. What the generals lacked in agility they made up for in raw power, wielding great swords and grappling hooks. (God of War: Ascension)

Upon the island of Delos dwelt the Satyr Commanders, elite warriors clad in heavy blue armor far stronger than the light plate of common Satyrs. They were masters of evasion and of deadly combinations with their weapons, and one such band guarded the Statue of Apollo. Other breeds were scattered across the Greek world and the realms beyond: the Two-Sai Satyrs and Satyr Grenadiers found near the Temple of Helios, the blackened Dark Satyrs of the Temple of Persephone, and the flame-wreathed Hades Satyrs who stood as the last guardians barring the way out of the Underworld. (God of War: Ascension; God of War: Chains of Olympus; God of War (2005))