XIX
APOLLO AND MARSYAS (1)
ALCAEUS OF MESSENE
No more through pine-clad Phrygia, as of old, shalt thou make melody,
uttering thy notes through the pierced reeds, nor in thy hands as
before shall the workmanship of Tritonian Athena flower forth,
nymph-born Satyr; for thy hands are bound tight in gyves, since being
mortal thou didst join immortal strife with Phoebus; and the flutes,
that cried as honey-sweet as his harp, gained thee from the contest no
crown but death.
Greek Anthology Book I Chapter IV Part II
From J. W. Mackail
Apollo and Marsyas (1) Alcaeus of Messene
Apollo Flays Marsyas. Image ID: 1623869 [Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas, who is tied to a tree.] (1844-1861).
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