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APOLLO. After Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest
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APOLLO. After Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest
After Apollo has successfully defeated the Phrygian musician Marsyas in a contest, who can best play the flute, he rather unsportingly flays his rival alive for his presumption
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Alive Apollo Best Contest Defeated Flute Marsyas Musician Phrygian Rival Successfully Myth Presumption
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Apollo, the god of the sun, music, poetry, and prophecy, stands triumphantly over the defeated Phrygian musician Marsyas, following their fateful contest in ancient mythology. The god of the hunt, Apollo, had challenged Marsyas to a musical duel, with the stakes being that the loser would be flayed alive. Confident in his skills, Apollo played the lyre, while Marsyas, armed only with a simple flute, gave it his all. To the surprise of the gods and mortals gathered, Marsyas' raw, earthy playing was deemed by the god Pan to be equal to Apollo's refined melodies. Infuriated, Apollo, in an unsporting and brutal display of power, ordered his servant to flay Marsyas alive, attaching the skin to a tree as a grisly trophy. This haunting image captures the moment of Apollo's victory, a stark reminder of the hubris of challenging the gods and the consequences of losing. The story of Apollo and Marsyas is a poignant tale from ancient Greek mythology, one that has been retold throughout history, inspiring artists, writers, and thinkers for centuries.
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