Arrhachion of Phigalia

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Arrhachion of Phigalia was an ancient Greek pankratiast renowned for winning Olympic victory even as he died during a match, becoming a legendary symbol of courage in combat sports history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic victor
ancient Greek athlete
pankratiast
competitionClass Olympic Games NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
culturalDepiction figure in ancient Greek athletic lore
deathCause strangulation during pankration match
deathLocation Olympia NERFINISHED
deathManner accidental death in sport
describedIn Pausanias’ writings
ethnicGroup Greek
event pankration at the Ancient Olympic Games
fieldOfWork combat sports
gender male
hasGenre martial arts legend
hasReputation one of the most famous pankratiasts of antiquity
hasVictory Olympic pankration title
influenced later narratives about warrior-athlete courage
legacy example of dying yet declared victor
notableFor dying during an Olympic pankration match
legendary courage in combat sports history
winning an Olympic pankration bout posthumously
occupation athlete
partOf history of the Ancient Olympic Games
placeOfOrigin Phigalia NERFINISHED
sport pankration
symbolizes courage
heroic endurance
sacrifice in athletic competition
timePeriod Archaic Greece

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pankration hasFamousPractitioner Arrhachion of Phigalia
subject surface form: Pankration