CLASSIC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Pan Flute, Anius, Cynthus
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Apollo is called cynthian god (born on mt cynthus) Leto gave birth under a palm tree at delos important in festivals. Anius (son of apollo) was priest at this temple and was king of delos during. Has daughters olive girl, seed girl, and wine girl (trojan war) Agamemnon attempted to compel them to go to troy and supply army dionysus turns them into white doves which become sacred at delos. Often associated with a tortoise shell lyre. Deliades: minor divinities of music for apollo. Can speak every language known to man. Blind bard from island of chios is a poet who brings songs about apollo to humans wherever he travels. Marsyas is defeated in playing the flute flayed (limbs removed from living body) as punishment. Plays double pipe, is a silenus (satyr) King midas challenges judge and says pan performed better than apollo given donkey ears as punishment. Pan plays pan pipe (made of reeds)
