According to other versions, Apollo had invented the lyre himself, whose strings he tore in repenting of the excess punishment he had given to Marsyas.
ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tʊ ˈʌðɚ vˈɜːʒənz, ɐpˈɑːloʊ hæd ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ðə lˈaɪɚ hɪmsˈɛlf, hˌuːz stɹˈɪŋz hiː tˈoːɹ ɪn ɹᵻpˈɛntɪŋ ʌvðɪ ɛksˈɛs pˈʌnɪʃmənt hiː hæd ɡˈɪvən tə mˈɑːɹsɪəz.