ID: 901000196 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000196	Record Type: Character/Person

	Marsyas (Greek deity)

Note: Legendary Greek figure of Anatolian origin. According to the usual Greek version, Marsyas found the aulos (double pipe) that the goddess Athena had invented and thrown away and, after becoming skilled in playing it, challenged Apollo to a contest with his lyre. The victory was awarded to Apollo, who tied Marsyas to a tree and flayed him.

Names:

	Marsyas (Greek deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Μαρσύας (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Greek iconography> (P)
		........<Greek characters> (G)
		............Marsyas (Greek deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
	.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Anatolian (culture or style)
	.....(Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Marsyas (Greek deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85081612
	................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92L422 (story of) Marsyas
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Μαρσύας (Greek deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsyas

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Marsyas," accessed 6 July 2017