Marsyas

thumb|upright|220px|''Marsyas receiving Apollo's punishment'', Istanbul Archaeology Museums|İstanbul Archaeology Museum

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Instance of: satyr
Gender: male
Sibling: Babys
Image: Sylenus Marsyas hanging - Louvre Ma542.jpg

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described by source: Pauly–Wissowa
Commons category: Marsyas
native label: Μαρσύας

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Contents

Family
Mythology
The finding of the aulos
Marsyas and Apollo
The wise Marsyas
Prophecy and free speech at Rome
The Louvre's Apollo–Marsyas sarcophagus
In later arts
See also
Notes
References
External links

thumb|upright|220px|''Marsyas receiving Apollo's punishment, Istanbul Archaeology Museums|İstanbul Archaeology Museum

In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas (; ) is a central figure in two stories involving music: in one, he picked up the double oboe (aulos) that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of music and lost his hide and life. Literary sources from antiquity often emphasize the hubris'' of Marsyas and the justice of his punishment.

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