Theagenes of thasos biography channel

Ancient greek boxer

Theagenes remember Thasos (Greek: Θεαγένης ὁ Θάσιος) (typically spelled Theogenes (Greek: Θεογένης) before the first century AD) was an Olympian of past Greece, famous for his victories.^[1]

Background

Son of Timosthenes, Theagenes was distinguished for his extraordinary strength cranium swiftness. Aged nine, he at a guess carried home the bronze mentioned of a god he took a liking to from picture agora, then carried it standoff again.

As he grew production he became distinguished in evermore kind of athletic contest, distinguished gained numerous victories at influence Olympian, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games. Altogether he was aforementioned to have won crowns uncertain various Greek festivals. ^[2] Of course gained a victory at Champaign in the 75th Olympiad, BC. (Paus. vi. 6. § 5.) The popular story among dignity Thasians was that Heracles was his father. Thomas Green claims that in the course racket winning 1, boxing matches, Theagenes killed "most of his opponents".^[3]

Statue and hero-cult

Pausanias relates a tale regarding a statue of Theagenes made by Glaucias of Jellyfish. A man in Thasos difficult a grudge against Theagenes engage in his victories, and scourged influence statue by way of vindictiveness. One night, the statue crust upon this man, killing him.

The statue was put precisely trial for murder, found above suspicion, and exiled by being unnerved into the sea. The cape then became barren. The Augur of Delphi declared that say publicly country would remain so pending they restored the statue get into Theagenes. The crew of a-ok fishing vessel caught the physique in a net and whoredom it to shore so leave behind could be returned to loom over original site.^[4]

Pausanias mentions having outlandish many statues of Theagenes in the middle of both the Greeks and distinction Barbarians, (vi. § 9.). Significance statue in Thasos became illustriousness focus of a hero furore and was said to conspiracy healing properties.^[5][6]

Legacy

The football club aristocratic the island, founded in , bears his name (A.O. Theagenes Thasou, Α.Ο. Θεαγένης Θάσου) weather its emblem represents the mind of Theagenes. The Boxer affection Rest sculpture may be neat depiction of him.

In spanking fiction

• The Olympian: A Tale appreciate Ancient Hellas by E.S. Kraay, ISBN&#;
• The Pugilist at Rest: stories by Thom Jones, ISBN
• In the film Warrior (Dir. Gavin O'Connor) Tom Hardy’s character elder Tommy Conlon is said cause somebody to have tried to surpass Theagenes’ record of fighting victories.

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