LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Marsyās

Marsyās m sg (genitive Marsyae)
Classical[ˈmar.sy.aːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmar.si.as]

Meaning

  1. GreekA mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him
  2. A tributary river of the Maeander
  3. A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMarsyās—
genitiveMarsyae—
dativeMarsyae—
accusativeMarsyān—
ablativeMarsyā—
vocativeMarsyā—

Marsўas and Marsўa, ae, m., = Μαρσύας,
I. a satyr who challenged Apollo to a trial of skill on the flute, and whom the latter vanquished and flayed alive, Liv. 38, 13, 6; Ov. F. 6, 705; id. M. 6, 383; App. Flor. 1, 3, p. 113; Luc. 3, 207; Stat. Th. 4, 186; near his statue in the Roman forum was the place for the transaction of business, Hor. S. 1, 6, 120; Mart. 2, 64, 8; Sen. de Ben. 6, 32, 1; cf. Juv. 9, 2.
Marsўas, ae, m., the name of several rivers.
I. A river in Greater Phrygia, which flows into the Mæander, now Tschinar Tchai, Ov. M. 6, 400; Liv. 38, 13, 6.—
II. The name of two rivers in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; id. 5, 24, 21, § 86.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαρσύας (Marsúas).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMarsyasMarsyas (Μαρσύας), a mythological personage, connected with the earliest period of Greek music. He is variously called the son of Hyagnis, or of Oeagr…GeographyMarsyasMarsyas (Μαρσύας). 1. A tributary of the Maeander, having its sources in the district called Idrias, that is in the neighbourhood of Stratoniceia, and…GeographyMarsyasMarsyas (Μαρσύμς), a river of Coelesyria, mentioned only by Pliny (5.23) as dividing Apameia from the tetrarchy of the Nazerini. It was probably the r…

Quick answers

What does Marsyās mean in Latin?
Marsyās, a proper noun, means “A mythological satyr skinned alive by Apollo for challenging him; A tributary river of the Maeander; A river of Syria mentioned only by Pliny as dividing Apamea from the territory of the Nazerini”.
What is the genitive of Marsyās?
The genitive singular is Marsyae. Marsyās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Marsyās?
In classical Latin, [ˈmar.sy.aːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmar.si.as].