Who was Theogenes?
Q: Who was Theogenes?
A: Theogenes was one of the greatest athletes in Ancient Greece, born in Thasos in the early fifth century, who was a boxer and a pankrationiast.
Q: In which sports did Theogenes win at the Olympic Games?
A: Theogenes had two victories at the Olympic Games, one in boxing in 480 BCE, and the other in the pankration in 476.
Q: How many times did Theogenes win in boxing at the Pythian Games?
A: Theogenes won three times in boxing at the Pythian Games.
Q: At which games did Theogenes win nine times in boxing and once in the pankration?
A: Theogenes won nine times in boxing and once in the pankration at the Isthmian Games.
Q: What did the people of Thasos do when one of Theogenes' enemies whipped his statue?
A: When one of Theogenes' enemies whipped his statue, it fell and crushed him to death. The people of Thasos then threw the statue into the sea, which stained it with blood. The fields did not produce after this act, so the people of Thasos pulled the statue from the sea and put it back in its place, where worship continued.
Q: What was Theogenes worshipped as after his death?
A: It is certain that Theogenes was worshipped as a god in Thasos after his death.
Q: What was Theogenes said to be able to do?
A: Theogenes was said to heal diseases.
