Marsyas

[ mahr-see-uhs ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a satyr who lost in a flute-playing competition with Apollo and was flayed alive as a penalty.

Example Sentences

Thus it had come into Marsyas's possession; and the shepherd, having found such a treasure, never let it leave his hands.

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When the singing ended there was no longer any doubt to whom the victory belonged; and Marsyas was forced to admit his defeat.

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But Marsyas and Philochorus say that he reigned only twenty-three years.

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Marsyas charming the wild beasts with his music--that is fable; but the miracle wrought by Robinson is fact.

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In the distance the skin of Marsyas will hang upon a tree, as a warning to the presumption of rivals.

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