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Marsyas

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[mahr-see-uhs] / ˈmɑr si əs /

noun

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


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“Is Marsyas ignorant or does he have hubris?” she asked.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

While Weatherford’s paintings often feature swirls of color, the Marsyas works — on view through Nov. 27 — are shadowy and somber, with dominant tones of black, gray, violet and silver.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Though it divided critics, some of whom thought it bombastic, Kapoor remains delighted by Marsyas.

From The Guardian • May 4, 2010

His Marsyas in Tate Modern did something similar.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2010

Marsyas, a satyr, found it and played so enchantingly upon it that he dared to challenge Apollo to a contest.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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