Talk:Nymphs and Satyr

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But it looks more like the satyr is being assaulted by the nymphs!

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Yeah, its always looked to me as if the nymphs were pulling the satyr into the water. I've always thought of this as a metaphor for men's fear of commitment and being tied down. The nymphs clearly want to bring the satyr into their world, that of the water. And who knows, maybe the bath will do the satyr some good. On the other hand there's always the possiblity they're trying to drown him. --Jherico 22:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

http://www.clarkart.edu/museum_programs/featuredObjectDetail.cfm?ID=15&nav=3 , which is in the External Links section, seems to support both interpretations. I have to agree that all I see is the nymphs dragging the satyr into the water; I don't know what in the picture would suggest that the satyr is lascivious or that he has surprised the nymphs (unless it's just that the viewer is expected to have enough knowledge of mythology to infer that on their own -- but that seems like a bit of a stretch). —Triskaideka 21:06, 31 August 2006 (UTC)