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A votive marble offering in the style of Lysippos from the Daochos Monument at Delphi; over-life-size at 2m tall; Late Classical; c.336- 332 BCE.
Agias was the grandfather of Daochos II, who dedicated the monument, and a highly successful wrestler at the Panhellenic festivals, as the inscription at the base of the statue clarifies: "You are the first from the Thessalian land to be victorious in the Pankration at the Olympic games, Hagias son of Aknonios, from Pharsalos, [having been victorious] five times at Nemea, three times in the Pythian games, [and] five times at the Isthmos; and no one yet has dragged the trophies from your hands."
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References
- Perseus: Delphi, Daochos Monument, Agias (Sculpture)Accessed 1 Dec 2016.
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