Iphitus
Americannoun
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But a long gap was admitted between these mythical glories and the revival of the games by his descendant Iphitus, king of Elis.
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
Aristotle makes Lycurgus as old as Iphitus, because his name was upon the Olympic Disc.
From The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great by Newton, Isaac, Sir
To Iphitus Ulysses gave a sharp-edged sword and a stout spear, as the beginning of a loving friendship.
From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various
Hercules in a fit of madness killed his friend Iphitus and was condemned for this offence to become the slave of Queen Omphale for three years.
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas
But still if Lycurgus indeed promoted the knowledge of the Homeric poems, why did he and Iphitus found a contest without the least resemblance to the heroic models?
From Problems in Greek history by Mahaffy, John Pentland
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