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Marsyas in a sentence

Using Marsyas

  • In the example corpus, marsyas often appears in combinations such as: marsyas marsyas, marsyas could.

Context around Marsyas

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

arrows 1× river 1× flayed 1× see 1×

Often after:

blood 1× alive 1×

Sentence patterns with Marsyas

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

marsyas could not 2× also see marsyas 1× apollo flayed marsyas alive in 1× dealing arrows marsyas was a 1× marsyas blood turned 1× marsyas marsyas under 1× marsyas marsyas under apollo 1× the river marsyas 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

marsyas could not 2× apollo flayed marsyas 1× marsyas blood turned 1× marsyas marsyas under 1× once pan had 1×

Common sentence endings:

also see marsyas 1× challenge a god 1× contest of music 1× flayed him alive 1× the river marsyas 1× the same time 1×

Words around Marsyas

Just before it in the word index:

marsy 5 marsupium 3 marsupials 40 marsupialis 5 marsupial 22 marsudi 2

Just after it in the word index:

marszalek 3 mart 333 marta 150 martaban 2 martavis 8 marte 67

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Marsyas

  • In this selection, "marsyas" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, arrows, river, flayed, blood and alive stand out and add context to how "marsyas" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include marsyas could not and also see marsyas. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "marsyas" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with marsyas

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Marsyas' blood turned into the river Marsyas. (7 words)

Apollo flayed Marsyas alive in a cave near Celaenae in Phrygia for his hubris to challenge a god. (18 words)

Marsyas could not do this, as he only knew how to use the flute and could not sing at the same time. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Marsyas Marsyas under Apollo's punishment, İstanbul Archaeology Museum Apollo has ominous aspects aside from his plague-bringing, death-dealing arrows: Marsyas was a satyr who challenged Apollo to a contest of music. (34 words)

Once, Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo and challenged Apollo, to a trial of skill (also see Marsyas ). (24 words)

Marsyas could not do this, as he only knew how to use the flute and could not sing at the same time. (22 words)

Example sentences (6)

Marsyas Marsyas under Apollo's punishment, İstanbul Archaeology Museum Apollo has ominous aspects aside from his plague-bringing, death-dealing arrows: Marsyas was a satyr who challenged Apollo to a contest of music.

Marsyas' blood turned into the river Marsyas.

Apollo flayed Marsyas alive in a cave near Celaenae in Phrygia for his hubris to challenge a god.

Marsyas could not do this, as he only knew how to use the flute and could not sing at the same time.

Marsyas could not do this with his instrument (the flute ), and so Apollo hung him from a tree and flayed him alive.

Once, Pan had the audacity to compare his music with that of Apollo and challenged Apollo, to a trial of skill (also see Marsyas ).

Common combinations with marsyas

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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