Alkainetos

The papyrus Oxyrhynchus 222 records the victory of Alkainetus

Alkainetos ( ancient Greek Ἀλκαίνετος ), son of Theantos, was an Olympian of the Ancient Olympic Games from the Triphylian city of Lepreon .

After Pausanias , Alkainetos was the winner in the boys' fistfight and later in the regular fistfight. His two sons Hellanikos and Theantos were also winners in the fistfight of the boys, Hellanikos in the 424 BC. 89th games played in BC, Theantos at the 90th games 420 BC As of his two sons, there was a victorious statue of Alkainetus in the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia .

According to the list of Olympians on the Oxyrhynchus papyrus 222 , Alkainetus won the fistfight of the boys during the 81st Games in 456 BC. Chr.

literature

Johannes Kirchner : Alkainetos . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, column 1498.

Remarks

^ Pausanias 6: 7, 8.
↑ Bernard Pyne Grenfell , Arthur Surridge Hunt : Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1898, No. 222 full text .

personal data
SURNAME	Alkainetos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ἀλκαίνετος
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Olympians of the Ancient Olympic Games
DATE OF BIRTH	5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	5th century BC Chr.

[1] Pausanias 6: 7, 8.

[2] Bernard Pyne Grenfell , Arthur Surridge Hunt : Oxyrhynchus Papyri II. Egypt Exploration Fund, London 1898, No. 222 full text .