Sex and violence dominated the entertainments of the ancient Greeks, as we can see from depictions on the terra-cotta vessels in “The Art of Ancient Greek Theater” through Jan. 3 at the Getty ...

Pottery shards and stone artifacts ... with five tombs being found in the vicinity of the satyr mosaic alone. According to the Greek ministry, the mosaic is currently under supervision of a ...

Greek Ministry of Culture While building a water line, construction workers in Greece discovered an ancient mosaic depicting a pair of satyrs: mythical hybrid man-animal spirits of nature.

Related: Hidden colors and intricate patterns discovered on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon Marbles from ancient Greece In Greek mythology, Satyrs were "wild creatures" that were "closely associated ...

Today we're going to look at how Greek comedy evolved out of those tragedies, first as Satyr plays, and later as full-blown comedies. This week, we're diving head first into Greek Comedy.