Aegina

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Isthmian 8.1-70

... nt here to the athletic victory, since the victor in the pankration was a young man who hailed from the island state of Aegina. This state was at the time credited with a major co ... Continue reading

Nemean 7.1-90

In the island state of Aegina, which is the setting for this song, the heroes Aiakos and his descendants, the Aiakidai, were worshipped as cult heroes. For the people of Ae ... Continue reading

Nemean 7.10

In this context, the name Aiakidai can refer either to the heroes called by that name or to the elites of Aegina who claimed the Aiakidai as their ancestors. See also the comment at N.7.70. Continue reading