artists
portrayed
Marsyas
hanging on
the fatal
tree.
While he
thus hung
by the
arms, he
was slain
by a spear
thrust
through
his body
at the
level of
the
armpits.
Afterwards
the body
was cut
clean
through
the middle
at the
waist, and
the upper
part was
apparently
allowed to
dangle for
a little
from the
tree,
while the
under part
wallowed
in blood
on the
ground.
The two
portions
were
finally
cast into
a shallow
trench
beside the
tree.
