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ΑΣΤΥΠΑΛΑΙΑ (Αρχαία πόλη) ΔΩΔΕΚΑΝΗΣΟΣ
Cleomedes (Kleomedes), of the island Astypalaea, an athlete, of whom Pausanias (vi. 9) and
Plutarch (Rom. 28) record the following legend:
In Ol. 72 (B. C. 492) he killed Iccus, his opponent, in a boxing-umatch, at the
Olympic games, and the judges (Ellanodikai) decided that he had been guilty of
unfair play, and punished him with the loss of the prize. Stung to madness by
the disgrace, he returned to Astypalaea, and there in his frenzy he shook down
the pillar which supported the roof of a boys' school, crushing all who were in
it beneath the ruins. The Astypalaeans preparing to stone him, he fled for refuge
to the temple of Athena, and got into a chest, which his pursuers, having vainly
attempted to open it, at length broke to pieces; but no Cleomedes was there. They
sent accordingly to consult the Delphic oracle, and received the following answer:
hupatos heroon Kleomedes Astupalaieus
hon thusiais timath' hos meketi thneton eonta.
This text is from: A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, 1873 (ed. William Smith). Cited Nov 2005 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
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