Satyr to the root "sat-", meaning "to sow", which has also been proposed as the root of the name of the Roman god Saturn. Satyrs are usually indistinguishable from "silenoi", whose iconography is virtually identical. According to "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable", the name "satyr" is sometimes derogatorily applied to a "brutish or lustful man". The term satyriasis refers to a medical condition in males characterized by excessive sexual desire. It is the male equivalent of nymphomania. According to classicist Martin Litchfield West, satyrs and silenoi in Greek mythology are similar to a number of other entities appearing in other
Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas and 49. The overall viewership was adjusted down for NBC due to NFL game local broadcasts in Indianapolis and Nashville. The episode tied with the rating from the previous episode, "Mixology Certification". The episode received positive reviews from critics. Todd VanDerWerff of "The A.V. Club" rated the episode with an A, commenting that "What "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" gets that very, very few Christmas specials or episodes have gotten in the history of the medium is the fact that, ultimately, this holiday, more than any other, is intensely personal." "TV Squad" writer Maggie Furlong called the episode "as touching and poignant