Theogenes (athlete)

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Theogenes ( Greek Θεογένης ), son of Timoxenus, was a famous martial artist of ancient Greece .

The athlete from Thasos won 480 BC. At the Olympic Games in a fist fight against Euthymos of Lokroi . 476 BC He won in pankration . These victories are documented by an inscription from Delphi , in which the home polis still honored their athletes after four generations. Pausanias reports another three wins at the Games in Delphi , ten at the Isthmian Games and nine at the Nemean Games . For Theogenes a number of 1200 to 1400 victories is credibly handed down if one counts victories in individual combat rounds. In his career as a pugilist alone, he is said to have remained undefeated for 22 years. Even as a long-distance runner , he is said to have achieved some success.

Round altar of Theogenes on the Agora of Thasos

The victorious statue in Olympia was the work of the sculptor Glaukias from Aegina . It was said to have healing powers when touched. The statue and sacrificial altar were made at the beginning of the 4th century BC. In the Agora of Thasos. The athlete's son, Disolympius, held the office of theoros at the time the monument was erected in the city's magistrate .

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SURNAME Theogenes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Θεογένης; Theagenes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek martial artist
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 5th century BC Chr.