In today’s special mini-episode, Genny flies solo as Katrina takes one small step for woman, one giant step for adulthood. And, of course, left to her own devices, Genny chooses to talk about satyrs, those Ancient Greek mythological creatures who kind of look like the devil, but who are really just looking for a good time.

She discusses their origins, and the difference between satyrs and fauns and Faunus and Pan and Dionysus….well actually, you just get to listen to her spiral into a ball of confusion about the difference between all these characters. We’re not quite sure if she came to a conclusion, so you be the judge: are fauns and satyrs the exact same? Or was Genny’s confusion legit?

Don’t worry, listeners, Katrina will be back next week, and we will be discussing cities, both real and imagined, so if you’re sitting on the next best urban fantasy, you’re going to want to take a listen. 

Satyrs in Books, Film, and Pop Culture:

• Mr Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
• The creepy faun in Guillermo Del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth
• Newel, Doren, and Verl in the Fabelhaven series by Brandon Mull
• And satyrs appear in games like WarCraft, God of War, Doom, and Magic: The Gathering.

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Do you like Celtic folklore, YA urban fantasy, AND free stuff? Read the first three chapters of Katrina’s debut novel, “The Wise One”.

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