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    • Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic victor; once for boys wrestling in 540 BC at the 60th Olympics, and five-time wrestling champion at the 62nd through 66th Olympiads. Milo kept on competing, even well after what would have bee… See more

    Feats of strength

    Ancient sources and legends report that he took great pleasure in showing off his strength. He had a number of feats … See more

    Death

    Legend has it that such feats were his eventual undoing. His final test of strength came when he was traveling the countryside and met a villager trying to split a stump with hammer and wedges. Milo excitedly a… See more

    Image result for milo of croton. Size: 155 x 200. Source: collections.louvre.fr
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    Statue

    The statue of Milo the son of Diotimus was made by Dameas, also a native of Crotona. Milo won six victories for wrestling at Olympia, one of them among the boys; at Pytho he won six among the men and one among the … See more

    Image result for milo of croton. Size: 155 x 200. Source: www.alamy.com
    Image result for milo of croton. Size: 157 x 200. Source: www.historyskills.com
    Bibliography

    • Abdo, John (2020). Wolves of Croton: The Untold Story of Milo. Marina del Rey, CA: Ja Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-7356-8471-0. See more

    External links

    Web Gallery of Art Depictions of Milo of Croton by Vittoria, Puget, Falconet, and Suvée See more

     
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