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Timanthes of Cleonae

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Ancient sources wrote that when he retired from athletics he continued to test his strength by drawing a great bow every day. His practice with the bow was interrupted during a period when he was away from home. When he returned, he was no longer able to bend the bow. Because of that he lit a fire
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wrote that according to him this should be regarded as an act of madness rather than of courage.
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5th-century BC Greek Olympic victor of the Pankration
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Timanthes
Ancient Greek
Pankration
Cleonae
Myron
Pausanias
Suda



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