Μίλων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης
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Μίλων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης was an ancient Greek athlete from Croton, famed as one of history’s greatest wrestlers and a multiple Olympic champion.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic victor
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ancient Greek athlete ⓘ person from Croton ⓘ wrestler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pythagoras
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Pythagoreanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityState | Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtBirth | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
paradigm of athletic training and progressive overload
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symbol of physical strength in classical literature ⓘ |
| deathCause | legendary; not historically verified ⓘ |
| deathLegend | killed by wolves or wild beasts when his hand was trapped in a tree trunk ⓘ |
| era | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| famousAnecdote |
ate an entire bull in one day
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carried a bull on his shoulders ⓘ held a pomegranate so tightly that no one could take it while not crushing it ⓘ snapped a band tied around his head by inflating his veins ⓘ stood on a greased discus without being pushed off ⓘ trained by carrying a growing calf daily ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Pythagorean school
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extraordinary physical strength ⓘ multiple Olympic victories ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Athenaeus
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Milo of Croton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInGreek | Μίλων ὁ Κροτωνιάτης NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInLatin | Milo Crotoniensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStatus | one of the most celebrated athletes of antiquity ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Ancient Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputedRole |
disciple of Pythagoras
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son-in-law of Pythagoras ⓘ |
| sport | wrestling ⓘ |
| victoryCountIsthmianGames | multiple (traditional) ⓘ |
| victoryCountNemeanGames | multiple (traditional) ⓘ |
| victoryCountOlympia | 6 (traditional count) ⓘ |
| victoryCountOlympiaWrestling | 6 (traditional count) ⓘ |
| victoryCountPythianGames | at least 1 (traditional) ⓘ |
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