Sacadas
Family: Argos · Role: flute-player · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 22
At Delphi, Sacadas was the first to play the Hymn to Apollo on the flute, and his performance appeased Apollo’s anger against flute-players, which stemmed from his contest with Marsyas. He later served as a reference point for piping prizes: Pythocritus won the first such prize bestowed since Sacadas, who had first won at the Amphictyonic games and then gained two prizes. Pindar wrote a prelude about Sacadas that was not understood.
Relationship record
Life events
- Sacadas played Apollo’s hymn at Delphi, appeasing Apollo’s anger against flute-players.(Book 2 · Chapter 22 · 📍 Delphi)
Book 2 · Chapter 22
- with Apollo (Sacadas appeased Apollo's anger against flute-players.) “it seems the anger of Apollo against flute-players (which he had in consequence of the contest with Marsyas the Silenus) was appeased by this Sacadas”
Book 6 · Chapter 14
- with Pythocritus (Both are identified as prominent pipers in the history of the contests.) “This man had a prize for his piping, the first time such prizes were bestowed since the Argive Sacadas. Sacadas first conquered in the games established by the Amphictyonians (when no prize was given), and after that he won two prizes. And Pythocritus of Sicyon won in six of the Pythian contests successively, being the only piper.”
Book 9 · Chapter 30
- with Pindar (Pindar wrote a prelude about Sacadas.) “not understanding Pindar’s prelude about him”
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