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Myth of Marsyas in the Roman Visual Arts: An Iconographic Study

by Rawson, Piers B

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The Phrygian flute-player Marsyas, characterised in Greek and Roman art as a satyr or silenos, was one of the protagonists in a popular mythological tradition which featured him, Athena and Apolloin the discovery, rejection and defeat of the flutes. Rawson here presents a detailed examination of the Roman iconography of Marsyas compositions, and a definitive catalogue of representations of the myth in Roman art.

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  • Dec 31, 1987 Pub Date:
  • 0860544478 ISBN-10:
  • 9780860544470 ISBN-13:
  • English Language