When Zeus gave me victory .... - a note on Inschriften von Olympia 166

TY - JOUR

T1 - When Zeus gave me victory .... - a note on Inschriften von Olympia 166

AU - Nielsen, Thomas Heine

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This note discusses the background against which the unusual claim made in IvO 166, i.e. That the victory celebrated by the epigram was a gift from Zeus, should be seen. It is argued that the claim was prompted directly by the extraordinary circumstances in which Troilos of Elis won his equestrian victory: he was an officiating Hellanodikas during the Olympics of 372 BC at which he won.

AB - This note discusses the background against which the unusual claim made in IvO 166, i.e. That the victory celebrated by the epigram was a gift from Zeus, should be seen. It is argued that the claim was prompted directly by the extraordinary circumstances in which Troilos of Elis won his equestrian victory: he was an officiating Hellanodikas during the Olympics of 372 BC at which he won.

KW - Faculty of Humanities

KW - Olympia

KW - Zeus

KW - Greek sport

KW - Troilos

KW - Hellanodikai

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0934-8913

VL - 25

SP - 155

EP - 158

JO - Nikephoros: Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum

JF - Nikephoros: Zeitschrift für Sport und Kultur im Altertum

ER -