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The satyrs, one of the many hybrid species-groups who live in the Blazing World, are based on the part-man, part-horse (or part-goat) spirits of the same name from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. The satyrs are specialist physicians who follow the teachings of the extremely influential ancient Greek doctor, anatomist, and philosopher Galen.
The Satyrs Quotes in The Blazing World
The The Blazing World quotes below are all either spoken by The Satyrs or refer to The Satyrs. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 1 Quotes
The Duchess answered, that since she heard by her Imperial Majesty, how well and happily the world had been governed when she first came to be Empress thereof, she would advise her Majesty to introduce the same form of government again, which had been before; that is, to have but one sovereign, one religion, one law, and one language, so that all the world might be but as one united family, without divisions; nay, like God, and his blessed saints and angels: otherwise, said she, it may in time prove as unhappy, nay, as miserable a world as that is from which I came.
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The Satyrs Character Timeline in The Blazing World
The timeline below shows where the character The Satyrs appears in The Blazing World. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World
...Emperor. They take her across a river to the gooselike bird-men, across another to the satyrs, and then across a third to a kingdom of green-colored people. All of the groups...
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The bear-men, fox-men, bird-men, satyrs, and green people sail the Lady across the sea to the Emperor’s island. Their navigation...
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The Empress next assembles the anatomists, herbalists, and satyrs (who are followers of the ancient Greek physician Galen). The herbalists describe how their herbs...
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