What is "satyrus"

Satyrus may refer to:

• Satyrus (ape), a legendary creature
• Satyrus Jeering, a legendary storyteller and mask maker
• Satyrus (genus), a genus of butterflies
• Simia satyrus, the original scientific classification of the orangutan
• Satyrus, one of three Short Kent aircraft that were built

• Satyrus, a 5th-century BC Greek political figure, instrumental in the downfall of Cleophon
• Satyrus of Bosporus, a ruler of Cimmerian Bosporus from 431–387 BC
• Satyros, a 4th-century BC architect who co-designed the Mausoleum of Mausallos
• Satyrus, a 4th-century BC actor who conversed with Demosthenes
• Satyrus, a 4th-century BC ruler of Heraclea, brother of Clearchus and uncle of Timotheus
• Satyrus the Peripatetic, a 3rd-century BC Greek philosopher and historian
• Saint Satyrus of Milan, a 4th-century AD saint
• Saint Satyrus of Arezzo, a 4th-century AD saint
• Satyros of Callatis

Satyrus is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species in the genus Satyrus occur in Europe and North Africa.

Satyrus (also known as callitrix or cericopithicus) is a species of ape described in some medieval bestiaries. It is said to always give birth to twins. Of these twins, it hates one, but loves the other. The ape is also described as lively and having a pleasant face.