Marsyas
E636967
Marsyas is a figure from Greek mythology, a satyr famed for challenging the god Apollo to a musical contest and suffering a brutal punishment for his hubris.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marsyas canonical | 6 |
| Marsyas (in some traditions) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7021259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marsyas Context triple: [Oeagrus, hasChild, Marsyas]
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A.
Marsyas
Marsyas is a monumental red PVC and steel installation by artist Anish Kapoor, created for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and known for its vast, trumpet-like form that dramatically transforms the architectural space.
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B.
Philomelus
Philomelus was a Phocian military leader who initiated and led the early phases of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece.
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C.
Philomelus
Philomelus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the goddess Demeter.
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D.
Apollo and Marsyas
"Apollo and Marsyas" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Jusepe de Ribera depicting the mythological punishment of the satyr Marsyas by the god Apollo.
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E.
Sophillus
Sophillus was the father of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about whom little is known beyond his paternal connection to the playwright.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marsyas Target entity description: Marsyas is a figure from Greek mythology, a satyr famed for challenging the god Apollo to a musical contest and suffering a brutal punishment for his hubris.
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A.
Marsyas
Marsyas is a monumental red PVC and steel installation by artist Anish Kapoor, created for Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall and known for its vast, trumpet-like form that dramatically transforms the architectural space.
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B.
Philomelus
Philomelus was a Phocian military leader who initiated and led the early phases of the Third Sacred War in ancient Greece.
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C.
Philomelus
Philomelus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the goddess Demeter.
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D.
Apollo and Marsyas
"Apollo and Marsyas" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Jusepe de Ribera depicting the mythological punishment of the satyr Marsyas by the god Apollo.
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E.
Sophillus
Sophillus was the father of the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles, about whom little is known beyond his paternal connection to the playwright.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
satyr ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Diodorus Siculus' Library of History
ⓘ
linked to:
Diodorus Siculus
Ovid's Metamorphoses ⓘ
linked to:
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Pausanias' Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
|
| artDepictions |
appears in classical sculpture and vase painting
ⓘ
often shown being flayed by Apollo ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | subject of Renaissance and Baroque paintings ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Maeander River region
ⓘ
linked to:
Maeander River basin
river Marsyas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
ⓘ
Athena ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ |
| challenge | Apollo ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
Pan (another musical challenger of a god)
ⓘ
linked to:
Pan (Greek god)
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| connectionToAthena | found the aulos discarded by Athena ⓘ |
| contestJudges |
Muses
ⓘ
linked to:
the Muses
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| contestOutcome | Apollo declared winner ⓘ |
| contestRule |
Apollo played the lyre upside down and sang
ⓘ
Marsyas could not match Apollo's added conditions ⓘ |
| contestType | musical contest ⓘ |
| culturalReception |
interpreted as a symbol of free artistic expression
ⓘ
subject of philosophical and literary interpretations in antiquity ⓘ |
| deathCause | flayed alive ⓘ |
| family |
sometimes said to be son of Oeagrus
ⓘ
sometimes said to be son of Olympus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | mythological musician ⓘ |
| hubrisAgainst | Apollo ⓘ |
| instrumentPlayed | aulos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being flayed alive as punishment
ⓘ
challenging Apollo to a musical contest ⓘ playing the aulos ⓘ |
| legacy | name used for rivers and places in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| methodOfPunishment | flaying ⓘ |
| moralLesson | do not rival the gods in their own domain ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| origin | Phrygia ⓘ |
| punishedBy | Apollo ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | invention of the aulos by Athena ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | musical rival of Apollo ⓘ |
| symbolism |
conflict between human art and divine order
ⓘ
hubris ⓘ the dangers of challenging the gods ⓘ |
| teacherOrPupilOf |
Olympus (mythological musician)
ⓘ
linked to:
Orpheus
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| theme | competition between string and wind instruments ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCult | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| transformationAfterDeath | associated with a river bearing his name ⓘ |
| worshipOrCult | had local cults in Phrygia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marsyas Description of subject: Marsyas is a figure from Greek mythology, a satyr famed for challenging the god Apollo to a musical contest and suffering a brutal punishment for his hubris.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Marsyas