Μαρσύας
Μαρσύας
-ου, Marsyas, (1) a Phrygian deity; according to the Greek story he was a Phrygian satyr, who was beaten by Apollo, the god of music, in a contest of musical skill, and flayed as a penalty for his presumption in venturing to vie with the god; see Fig. 12, p. 57; (2) a river emptying into the Maeander near Celaenae.
Headword (normalized):
μαρσύας
Headword (normalized/stripped):
μαρσυας
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Μαρσύας
-ου, Marsyas, (1) a Phrygian deity; according to the Greek story he was a Phrygian satyr, who was beaten by Apollo, the god of music, in a contest of musical skill, and flayed as a penalty for his presumption in venturing to vie with the god; see Fig. 12, p. 57; (2) a river emptying into the Maeander near Celaenae.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-1441
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