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Abstract

Abstract

This note deals with overlooked wordplay between ἀθλητής and πτῶμα in Aelian’s 9.31. Although the respective words have general meanings of “athlete” and “fall”, they may also have the particular meanings of “wrestler” and “defeat or loss suffered by a wrestler”, these particular meanings perhaps being the overlooked theme of the passage.

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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): Aelian; Ancient Olympic Games; Varia Historia

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