Athena and Marsyas by Myron

Restored group of Athena and Marsyas by Myron
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  • The Goddess had invented the pipes but was displeased by the appearance of her face as she played and threw them down, to be claimed by the delighted satyr.
  • A dithyramb-play on the subject by Melanippides may have been the occasion of the dedication of the group on the Acropolis.
  • Original of about 450 BCE

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