Detail of a fresco with the flaying of MarsyasMarsyas is tied to a tree. A Scythian is ready to flay the Satyr with a knife.Mythological story of the musical competition between the god Apollo (Apollon) 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