Euphem ( Greek Εὐθυμος ) is a famous ancient Greek athlete, a pugilist, originally from the Italian Locres [1] , who won victories in Olympia at the 74th, 76th and 77th Olympiads (484-472 BC). The pedestal of his statues was found during the excavations of Olympia. [2]
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The identity of Euphem became the property of the legend. It was said that he liberated the city of Temes from the evil spirit of Polit (the shadow of one of Odysseus' comrades), defeating him in martial arts and that, having lived to a very old age, he disappeared from the face of the earth, “ not having experienced ordinary death ” [2] . Euthymos belonged to the athletes who were worshiped after the death of the hero; according to one of the myths, his real father was the god of the river Kaykinos [1] .
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- ↑ 1 2 Mark Golden: Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z. London: Routledge, 2004, s. 66. ISBN 0-415-24881-7 .
- ↑ 1 2 Euphemus // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
Links
- Jerzy Łanowski . Święte igrzyska olimpijskie. Poznań: Wydawnictwo Poznańskie, 2000, s. 97. ISBN 83-7177-011-1 .