marsyas the Silenus
marsyas the Silenus, picks up flutes of Athena
- Paus. 1.24.1
- plays on flute:
- composes Mother's Air: Paus. 10.30.9
- defends Celaenae against Gauls: Paus. 10.30.9
- defeated in a musical contest with Apollo: Apollod. 1.4.1, Apollod. 1.4.2; Paus. 2.22.9
- flayed and hung on a pinetree: Apollod. 1.4.2
- the "Silenus" according to legend worsted in a musical competition and flayed by Apollo: Hdt. 7.26
- his flutes dedicated to Apollo at Sicyon: Paus. 2.7.9
- represented in art: Paus. 1.24.1, Paus. 8.9.1, Paus. 10.30.9