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# Who are you, creature?
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/kto-ty-tvar/
- Published: 2021-05-14T08:32:52.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:41:10.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Museums, Rome, Humour

Who are you, creature? What are you?

Marble sculpture Boy in the Mask of the Satyr Silenus. 1st century AD, Villa Ludovisi.

It probably captures a scene from the ritual festivities in honour of Dionysus, in which the figure of Silenus, one of his tutors, held an important place.

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_4292@14-05-2021_11-32-52.jpg)

![](https://theparnassian.com/content/images/2026/09/photo_4293@14-05-2021_11-32-52.jpg)