06-18-2018, 04:39 PM
Recently while contemplating Titian's "The Flaying of Marsyas" I realized that the Greek myth said a lot about being a Bengal fan.
Marsyas was a satyr who had the audacity to challenge Apollo to a music contest. The contest was judged by the muses and when Apollo was declared the winner he decided to flay (tear the skin from) Marsyas. There are two different versions of why Apollo chose such a drastic victory celebration. One claim is that it was important to severely punish anyone with the hubris to challenge the god of music to a musical contest. The other is that Marsyas actually played better than Apollo and was executed in a violent manner as an act of revenge.
This reminds me of the dichotomy that exists here between some people who claim to be smarter than Bengal coaches and front office and the others who say we can not know as much as them. And the reason I relate it to Marsyas is that no matter which kind of fan you are you still get flayed in the end.
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WHO-DEY!!!
Marsyas was a satyr who had the audacity to challenge Apollo to a music contest. The contest was judged by the muses and when Apollo was declared the winner he decided to flay (tear the skin from) Marsyas. There are two different versions of why Apollo chose such a drastic victory celebration. One claim is that it was important to severely punish anyone with the hubris to challenge the god of music to a musical contest. The other is that Marsyas actually played better than Apollo and was executed in a violent manner as an act of revenge.
This reminds me of the dichotomy that exists here between some people who claim to be smarter than Bengal coaches and front office and the others who say we can not know as much as them. And the reason I relate it to Marsyas is that no matter which kind of fan you are you still get flayed in the end.
WHO-DEY!!!
