Xenophon_of_Corinth

Xenophon of Corinth

Xenophon of Corinth

5th-century BC Greek Olympic victor

Xenophon of Corinth, son of Thessalus, was a victor at the Olympic Games, both in the foot-race and in the pentathlon, in the 79th Olympiad (464 BC). His family belonged to the stock of the Oligaethidae, and was one of the ruling families of Corinth. Pindar's 13th Olympic Ode celebrates his double victory.

References

  • The Extant Odes of Pindar translated by Ernest Myers, Page 69, ISBN 978-1-4353-8274-9 (2008)
  • Bockh and Dissen on Pindar, I. c. ; Diod. xi. 70 ; Paus. iv. 24. ยง 5, ed. Bekker ; Athen. xiii. p. 573

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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