The satirical drama is a genre of dramatic Theatre of ancient Greece, linked with the genre of tragedy. It is invented by Pratinas of Phlius in order to the 6th century a. C.-early 5th century a. C, since they wanted to keep the site of the God Dionysus, this was so already that splitting refortification classic tragedy is excluded had of the plays characters of Dionysos and satyrs. In the work is put in scene a chorus of satyrs, naked, led by Silenus and faced with a mythological hero, according to a structure similar to the of the tragedy: Prologue, choir, episodes and output entry. The scene takes place in a wild nature.
