Marsyas was a Satyr that had a flute contest with Apollo. Apollo punished Marsyas for his insolence by doing the only logical thing: flaying him alive. (Not a pretty sight to be sure, but remember what Dr. Sexson said about words being more graphic than visuals-well, if you were a skeptic, be sure to read this story-it's short, pg 192-193.) Anyway, back to the story: so many people mourned for Marsyas that their tears formed a river called, you guessed it, Marsyas.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Marsyas:
Marsyas was a Satyr that had a flute contest with Apollo. Apollo punished Marsyas for his insolence by doing the only logical thing: flaying him alive. (Not a pretty sight to be sure, but remember what Dr. Sexson said about words being more graphic than visuals-well, if you were a skeptic, be sure to read this story-it's short, pg 192-193.) Anyway, back to the story: so many people mourned for Marsyas that their tears formed a river called, you guessed it, Marsyas.
Marsyas was a Satyr that had a flute contest with Apollo. Apollo punished Marsyas for his insolence by doing the only logical thing: flaying him alive. (Not a pretty sight to be sure, but remember what Dr. Sexson said about words being more graphic than visuals-well, if you were a skeptic, be sure to read this story-it's short, pg 192-193.) Anyway, back to the story: so many people mourned for Marsyas that their tears formed a river called, you guessed it, Marsyas.
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