greek 6th century wrestler city enjoyed brilliant wrestling career won victories important athletic festivals ancient greece addition athletic victories credited ancient commentator leading fellow citizens military triumph neighboring said associate story tells wrestler saving philosopher life roof collapse married philosopher daughter like successful athletes ancient greece subject fantastic tales strength power based statues tales said carried bull shoulders burst band simply veins temples date death unknown reportedly attempting tear tree apart hands trapped trunk pack wolves surprised depicted works art literature referenced shakespeare man iron mask athletic career time olympic victor won boys wrestling probably men wrestling titles bce won seven crowns games boy games games time grand slam sort title bestowed winner festivals cycle career highest level competition spanned years defeated tied attempt seventh olympic title bce young wrestler practiced technique literally wrestling arm length avoided crushing embrace simple fatigue took toll hometown reputation producing excellent athletes example seven finishers yards sprint men career apparently produced athletes renown military experience hostilities arose nearby banished wealthiest citizens seizing property displaced sought refuge demanded return opportunity destroy powerful neighbor presented account appeared years event wrote philosopher spent life urged assembly protect banished citizens decision dispute cities aggravated took arms led charge according thousand men stationed thousand troops ranged athlete led tremendous physical strength turned troops lined indicates led charge wearing olympic crowns club manner similar hero adjacent image personal life according son ancient commentators mention association philosopher lived near years commentators confused philosopher athletic trainer possible trainer philosopher person said saved life pillar collapsed banquet hall supported roof reach safety married possibly daughter viii says died fire house cited viii says died temple self imposed starvation says house burned iii lived years death says wrestler accepted large sum money distinguished physician privilege marrying daughter correct probably member nobility arrangement wage earning physician beneath dignity greek noble native enjoyed successful career physician athens captured defeat taken persian capital slave carefully tended king queen eventually permitted guard escaped persian guards way married daughter physician sent message marriage admirer wrestler learned slavery cultural representations place champions greek culture like tragic protagonists greek drama greek athlete larger life quality example set apart general population lengthy training periods observation complex series included intercourse training completed athletes brought fellow citizens trim fit nude oil appeared semi divine awe athletes held greece led tales surrounding lives case aristotle began myth making process reports unto enormous appetite continued process story carrying bull feat associated sudden death makes akin heroes hint attempt tree striking contrast glorious athletic achievements sudden death feats strength anecdotes strength lifestyle daily diet allegedly consisted meat bread eighteen wine elder attribute competition wrestler consumption stones legends carried bronze statue place carried year old bull shoulders day said achieved feat lifting bull starting childhood lifting carrying newborn repeating feat daily grew maturity report says wrestler able hold damaging tried fingers report says burst band air causing temple veins swell said maintain tried push feats attributed statues depicting head bound victor hand holding apple victory feet positioned round disc fitted pedestal base participated olympics seventh time collided fellow eighteen year admired child learned moves final opponent start fighting sign respect case history greece remember man finished second race competition exploits supporter erected statue stadium represented standing disc feet united report says held arm unable bend fingers recorded disputes reputation enormous strength apparently challenged peasant named trial strength proclaimed little strength lifted boulder shoulders carried meters dropped unable lift death ancient greeks typically attributed remarkable deaths famous persons keeping characters date death unknown according walking forest came tree trunk split probably intended display strength inserted hands tree fell tree closed hands trapping unable free wrestler wolves modern historian suggested likely traveling attacked wolves unable escape remains found foot tree modern art literature legendary strength death subjects modern art literature death popular subject 18th century art images period killer portrayed lion wolves sculpture work themes loss strength age glory olympic trophy lying dust marble secured admission des arts later criticized lack nobility work clashed classical ideal requiring dying hero express restraint subject bronze circa bronze standing london unknown nineteenth century artist sculpture exhibited depicted painting artist studio bronze cast stands grounds hall northumberland death depicted paintings subject eighteenth century oil canvas work eighteenth century irish painter literature compares strength shakespeare refers bull bearing act emily character refers circumstances demise says separate pray meet fate novel swiss family robinson youngest son entrusted bull buffalo raise gains comparison strongest mention saying replicated list feats strength breaking cord tied head tells strength head joke bit dim
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