Fragment of a Greek amphora.
Ancient Greek did not understand the competition as now, stood looking at the heroes of the archaic and aspired to imitate. In fact, stand out among others committed to community action, Aristotle defined it as "communal being" (zoon politikon), the Greek word "agon" applied to the Homeric heroes, it means being the best (aristeuein), not the first (proteuein).
In the image, the athlete wears a ring (balance) and a rooster (victory).
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