Marsyas

In the Greek Mythology, Marsyas (in Greek old Μαρσύας / Marsýas ), wire of Olympos (or Œagre according to certain versions, which make of Olympos a simple disciple) and of Hyagnis, is a Satyre Phrygie N.

Myth

Athéna invents the Flûte ( αυλός / aulós , double flute equipped with a Sheer), but it throws it as soon as it realizes that to play about it its face deforms (Alcibiade will make him the same reproach). Marsyas collects it and becomes quickly an expert musician.

It ends up defying Apollon, Master of the Lyre. The contest is chaired by the Muses and the king Midas. The Muses declare Apollon victorious. To punish Marsyas of its disproportion ( ὓϐρις / hubris , made have defied a god), the Archer makes it skin, and throws its skin in a cave, from where a river runs, which will take the name of the satyr. Marsyas is thrown in the Méandre. To have sliced in favor of Marsyas, king Midas for its part receives a pair of ears of ass.

The contest between Apollo and Marsyas, symbol of the fight between the Apollinian influences and dionysiennes of the man, are a favorite subject of the ancient artists.

Sources

(I, 4,2).
(III, 59; V, 75,3).
(VII, 26).
(CLXV).
(VI, 695-709), (VI, 382-400).
(II, 7; X, 30,9).

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