Xenophon of

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, son of Thessalus, was a victor at the

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, both in the foot-race and in the

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, in the 79th Olympiad (464 BC). His family belonged to the stock of the Oligaethidae, and was one of the ruling families of Corinth.

Pindar Pindar (; grc-gre, Πίνδαρος , ; la, Pindarus; ) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian wrote, "Of the nine lyric poets, Pindar is ...

's 13th Olympic Ode celebrates his double victory.

References

*The Extant Odes of Pindar translated by Ernest Myers
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(2008) *Bockh and Dissen on Pindar, I. c. ; Diod. xi. 70 ; Paus. iv. 24. § 5, ed. Bekker ; Athen. xiii. p. 573 {{Ancient Olympic winners Ancient Corinthians Ancient Olympic competitors 5th-century BC Greek people Sportspeople from Corinth