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title: Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8683/statue-of-marsyas-from-tarsos/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8683.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8683.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Marsyas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marsyas/) was the Phrygian [satyr](https://www.worldhistory.org/satyr/) who was skinned alive when he challenged [Apollo](https://www.worldhistory.org/apollo/) to a musical contest and lost. Marsyas was usually sculpted alone, as an isolated statue. However, this statue was found as part of a group of statues, depicting a seated Apollo (on his left side) and a [Scythian](https://www.worldhistory.org/Scythians/) slave (sharpening a knife to flay Marsyas) on his right side. Here, he was depicted suspended from a tree by his arms (now lost). His body and face show signs of torture and agony. Marble. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) Period, copy of an original from the 3rd century BCE. From Tarsos ([Tarsus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tarsus/)), Mersin, in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). (Museum of [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), Istanbul, Turkey).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8683/statue-of-marsyas-from-tarsos/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8683/statue-of-marsyas-from-tarsos/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statue of Marsyas from Tarsos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 May 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8683/statue-of-marsyas-from-tarsos/>.

## License & Copyright

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