Fresco with the flaying of MarsyasAt the two opposite sides of the painting we can see Apollo (Apollon) ; seated; and Marsyas tied to a tree. In front of the god is Olympus; Marsyas's pupil; pleading on behalf of his master. A Scythian is ready to flay the Satyr with a knife.Mythological story of the musical competition between the god Apollo and the satyr Marsyas . After picking up the double-piped reed instrument invented by the goddess Athena; the Phrygian satyr Marsyas became so skilled in its playing that he challenged Apollo to a music contest; in which he was beaten and he was flayed alive.60-79 AD (fourth style)Painted plasterFrom Herculaneum (Italy)Museo Archeologico Nazionale. Naples.2018
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