Chapter Three: the spirit of achievement, value and cause of death Olympic
In this episode we go further back in time past, in which reality mingles with myth. I refer to Ancient Greece, but our unfortunate hero was born in Magna Graecia (Greek colonies in southern Italy), Croton, around 550 BC We refer to Milo, the most successful fighter of the ancient Olympic Games, character and mention to talk about another physical marvel of antiquity, the emperor Maximinus I.
is said to win the wrestling competition of the Olympic Games six times (once even as a child). But in addition, won seven times the Pythian Games at Delphi, ten the Isthmian and Nemean Nine. If we pay attention to the sources, won the grand slam of the season (winning all four competitions cycle) five times, which was struggling for at least 20 years, maybe 24.
Fight in Ancient Greece
His demise came when he tried to reach her seventh Olympic medal, having been defeated by one TimasÃteo also of Croton, whose technique prevented Milo even close, much less exercise on it for their excessive force.
Some six years later (in 511 or 510 BC), our champion is cited as the commander of Crotona army that faced the city of Sybaris (from which the connoisseurs). Diodorus Siculus, historian S. grecosiciliano BC, tells us that Milo was dressed for battle with the lion skin and club Herculianus style, with its Olympic crown in the head (because at that time that was the prize, a crown, sometimes bay).
addition, to see it was not just muscle, is associated with Pythagoras, Greek philosopher and mathematician who spent half his life in Magna Graecia, and much of that Crotona time. From him he learned philosophy, and his daughter married. Even some classical author says that Pythagoras died at the home of the fighter, in a fire (and some more bad blood says Pythagoreans had a meeting there and were drunk ...).
De Milo, apart from his athletic feats, they say many things. For example, a very appeal is that of cattle on his shoulders. It is said, is discussed, it is rumored that, or he could carry a four-year bull behind him, or was a bull, it started charging as a calf, to grow your hump and well trained face the next Olympic Games. It is also said to be introduced to a few games loaded with beef, which turned the stadium and let dry the animal between the horns punch ... then eat, live and direct. That could carry a cow or a bull is hard to believe, but make an effort. They kill bulls with his fists and then devour, go. That leave a bovid grow back no ... Because remember that part in all athletic games of antiquity, which were held every four years cycle! We, rostristas pro, going to catch us with so gross exaggeration.
By the way ... Continuing with the similarities to Heracles, "no one recalls the theft of the cattle of Geryon? In short, we all know that Hercules had to do twelve rounds by way of penance, because in a fit of madness caused by his stepmother Hera killed her children, and possibly also his wife. The tenth of them, and in principle the last to perform, was to steal cattle to Geryon, the giant winged monster with three bodies, three heads and six arms Erytheia lived on the island, the archipelago of the Hesperides, treated as Canary Islands. With all the diplomacy of the world, first Heracles attacked the Sun (Helios) to cross the desert at night and blur, and then, following his usual tact, killed the dog of Geryon, Orthrus (brother of Cerberus, guardian of Hades) and the shepherd of the flock, Eurytion, son of Ares. Finally, and yes, with pretty words, shattered a three-part Geryon. Stole their cattle and some sources say it took him in tow back to Greece. A tow ...
About strength that we could extend his arm to the fingers, horizontal, and that anyone still clinging to them, could not even bend, much less lower the arm. Or that challenged people to beat him in combat peculiar uploaded to a greased shield, defeating the first to throw it to another of the same.
Related Pythagoras, is a story that during a class philosopher, the roof collapsed, but Milo was able to handle it on their shoulders until they had all gone. In addition to strong one, sacrificed, what wonderful man.
But like everything, to be stronger at the time also came close, and the most stupid way possible. Legend has it that an old and (Ie, I could count 50 years, I do not think more, life expectancy was really short in those days) Milo for a walk near Crotona, he found a half-cut tree. Loggers had placed a wooden wedge to separate the trunk, and that was "loosening" to finish the job later. Our tough, willing to be tested, tried from the trunk. Pushing both sides, the wedge fell and suddenly closed the trunk onto the wrist (or both, or even a hand and one foot). His forces were no longer before and could not release. And no one was around to help him. And the unfortunate Milo ended devoured by wolves. "Desire to improve? Frankly, after reading this, I remain as I am.
anyone doubted that would happen at the right, watching the scene on the left?
Others point to something more rational wolves found him alone in the woods and gave a banquet with meat stringy.
However, other sources offer a less ironic death. They point to his relationship with the Pythagoreans, and apparently normal jealousy among the students of this school. Milo may well have been murdered by a rival, or a student rejected. Porphyry of Tyre, philosopher S. III AD, said that the Pythagoreans, gathered at the house of Milo, and the latter being present, died in a fire as they were all drunk and were unable to leave. Well, this story sounds like the death of Pythagoras.
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