Misenus

Misenus was a character in Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid, written between 29 and 19 BC/BCE.

Misenus was Aeneas' trumpeter after Hector's death.

In Book VI, Misenus challenged the gods to a musical contest. This is always, ALWAYS, a bad idea (see Pan, Marsyas). The instrument was the conch shell, and for his impudence Triton drowned him.

Thanks to the description of his funeral rites, we have valuable insight into Roman burial customs and the importance the Romans placed on respect for the dead. The respect for people who challenge gods, not so much.