Olympic Victor Monuments and Greek Athletic Art

by Walter Woodburn Hyde

[1393] Schol. on Aristoph., Aves, 292 (ed. J. W. White, 1914); P., V, 8.6. On its origin, see Ph., 6 and cf. Krause, pp. 345 f.

[1394] Ch. 4.

[1395] Suidas, s. v. δόλιχος; schol. on Aristophanes, Aves, 292 (= seven stadia); Boeckh, C. I. G., I, no. 1515, p. 703 (= ordinarily seven stadia); schol. on Soph., Electra, 691. See Krause, I, p. 348, n. 13; Grasberger, op. cit., I, pp. 312 f.

[1396] Poll., III, 151; schol. on Aristoph., Acharn., 214; etc.

[1397] P., passim; Oxy. Pap.; etc.

[1398] Ph., 7. For two theories of its origin, see ibid.

[1399] P., X, 7.5; Krause, Die Pythien, Nemeen, und Isthmien, pp. 136 f.

[1400] Cf. Plato, de Leg., I, p. 625 E. Thus the Cretans Ergoteles and Sotades won the distance race twice each; Ergoteles in Ols. 77 and 79 ( = 472 and 464 B. C.): P., VI, 4.11; Oxy. Pap.; Hyde, 46; Foerster, 206, 213; Sotades in Ols. 99, 100 ( = 384, 380 B. C.): P., VI, 18.6; Hyde, 186; Foerster, 317, 323. The Cretan Philonides, courier of Alexander the Great, had an honor statue at Olympia: P., VI, 16.5; Hyde, 154a. At the games at Trapezous over sixty Cretans entered: Xen., Anab., IV, 8, 27; cf. Krause, pp. 352 f.

[1401] De Leg., VIII, 833 C.

[1402] V, 16.3.