Tag: Apollo Flaying Marsyas
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Jusepe de Ribera, Apollo Flaying Marsyas 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes #33
In Greek mythology Marsyas was a satyr – a being that was half-man and half-goat – who was renowned for his flute playing. The goddess Athena invented a flute, made of Deer bone. She performed for the other gods at a banquet on Mt. Olympus. Upon seeing Athena’s cheeks puff out in an unsightly manner from…