Marsyas
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Marsyas is a figure from Greek mythology, a satyr famed for challenging the god Apollo to a musical contest and suffering a brutal punishment for his hubris.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
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satyr ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Diodorus Siculus' Library of History
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Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias' Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artDepictions |
appears in classical sculpture and vase painting
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often shown being flayed by Apollo ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | subject of Renaissance and Baroque paintings ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Maeander River region
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river Marsyas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
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Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challenge | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Pan (another musical challenger of a god) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectionToAthena | found the aulos discarded by Athena ⓘ |
| contestJudges | Muses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestOutcome | Apollo declared winner ⓘ |
| contestRule |
Apollo played the lyre upside down and sang
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Marsyas could not match Apollo's added conditions ⓘ |
| contestType | musical contest ⓘ |
| culturalReception |
interpreted as a symbol of free artistic expression
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subject of philosophical and literary interpretations in antiquity ⓘ |
| deathCause | flayed alive ⓘ |
| family |
sometimes said to be son of Oeagrus
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sometimes said to be son of Olympus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological musician ⓘ |
| hubrisAgainst | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentPlayed | aulos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being flayed alive as punishment
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challenging Apollo to a musical contest ⓘ playing the aulos ⓘ |
| legacy | name used for rivers and places in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| methodOfPunishment | flaying ⓘ |
| moralLesson | do not rival the gods in their own domain ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| origin | Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | invention of the aulos by Athena ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | musical rival of Apollo ⓘ |
| symbolism |
conflict between human art and divine order
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hubris ⓘ the dangers of challenging the gods ⓘ |
| teacherOrPupilOf | Olympus (mythological musician) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | competition between string and wind instruments ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCult | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| transformationAfterDeath | associated with a river bearing his name ⓘ |
| worshipOrCult | had local cults in Phrygia ⓘ |
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