A satyr is a mythical being with the lower body of a goat, as well as goat horns, and a human upper body. Satyrs mature at half the rate humans do. Young satyrs often disguise themselves as humans and act as keepers to young demigods, while some older satyrs choose to earn a searcher’s license so they can search for Pan.
Satyr Quotes in The Lightning Thief
The The Lightning Thief quotes below are all either spoken by Satyr or refer to Satyr. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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I felt so relieved I wanted to cry, though I didn’t think that would be very heroic. Grover was the only friend I’d ever had for longer than a few months. I wasn’t sure what good a satyr could do against the forces of the dead, but I felt better knowing he’d be with me.
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Satyr Term Timeline in The Lightning Thief
The timeline below shows where the term Satyr appears in The Lightning Thief. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...that their friendship is real, however. Percy is shocked to learn that Grover is a satyr, like in Mr. Brunner’s myths. Grover insists that nothing Percy has seen is a myth,...
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Chapter 5
...comes off to reveal Styrofoam padding and his cloven hoof. Percy doesn’t even care that satyrs and the Minotaur are real—he just doesn’t want to have to live with Smelly Gabe....
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...Mom said nothing except to mention Camp Half-Blood. Chiron states that Percy already knows that satyrs are real, but in addition, the Greek gods are real too. Grover timidly asks for...
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Chapter 7
Percy follows his cabin to the mess hall with the hundred campers, a few dozen satyrs, and some wood nymphs and naiads. Every cabin sits at a different table. The Hermes...
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Chapter 8
...quests to the Underworld, but Grover becomes suspicious. Percy changes the subject and asks if satyrs always guard demigods. Grover explains that they try to identify kids of the Big Three,...
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Chapter 10
Percy isn’t far from Mom’s apartment. Grover explains that as a satyr, he can read Percy’s emotions and he knows what Percy is thinking. Grover tells Percy...
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Chapter 11
...the place is too weird. He bleats nervously when he sees a statue of a satyr that looks like his Uncle Ferdinand, and he insists he smells monsters. The door opens...
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...them on a bench, and then starts to remove her veil. Grover gasps that the satyr statue is Uncle Ferdinand, and Annabeth shouts to look away. Then, Annabeth makes herself invisible...
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Chapter 12
...explains that the god Pan disappeared 2,000 years ago, and though humans believe he’s dead, satyrs don’t. Brave satyrs pledge to spend their lives searching—and none come back alive. Percy is...
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Chapter 22
...that the other campers made for them. At the campfire that night, Percy watches Grover’s satyr friends admire Grover’s searcher’s license. Nothing can dampen Percy’s spirits; his cabin doesn’t feel lonely...
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