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Chariot race between Antilochus and Menelaus; wrestling between Ajax and Odysseus; a portrait of heroic society at play.
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From The Iliad by Homer
Achilles holds elaborate funeral games for Patroclus, including chariot racing, boxing, wrestling, and footraces, a model for later epic and athletic tradition.
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