Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 424

LIST OF CONTESTANTS AT THE DELPHIAN SOTERIA

This inscription belongs to the period before the Aetolians reorganised the Soteria to be panhellenic games ( see Syll_402 ), but the games already attracted contestants from across the Greek world. In Google Maps there is a visual representation of where the contestants came from.

In the year of Aristagoras as archon at Delphi, when Philonidas of Zakynthos, the son of Aristomachos, was priest, with the following men acting as hieromnemon:

• Aetolians: Polyphron, Telestas, Alexandros, Euktaios, Mimneas, Eunikos, Lykos, Polemarchos, Polemaios
• Delphians: Archiadas, Mantias
• Histiaians: Phyton

The following men took part in the contests at the Soteria:

• Rhapsodes: Polymnestos of Arkadia, the son of Alexandros ; Kleitorios of Arkadia, the son of Aristeides
• Lyre-players : Epikrates of Myrina, the son of Maiandrios ; Kallias of Pellene, the son of Polyxenos
• Citharodes: Androkles of Athens, the son of Phokion ; Nikon of Thronion
  
  
• Choral dancers, boys: Herakleiodoros of Boeotia, the son of Diogeiton ; Nikon of Athens, the son of Theomenos ; Ismenodoros of Boeotia, the son of Mikion ; Antigenes of Chalkis, the son of Bouleutes ; Chares of Boeotia, the son of Chairion
• Choral dancers, men: Apollodoros of Boeotia, the son of Theron ; Lykos of Athens, the son of Dionysios ; Menon of . . ., the son of Athenippos ; Pheidakidas [of Keos], the son of Pheidas ; Ainesidemos of Byzantion, [the son of . . .]
• Flute-players: Deinon of Aigina, the son of Herakleides ; Nikopolis of Boeotia, the son of Theogeiton
• Directors: Herakleitos of Chalkis, son of Thallos ; Onesippos of Boeotia, the son of Dion
  
  
• Tragic actors 1: Oikiades of Kassandreia, the son of Nikandros ; Eucharides of Opous, the son of Epichoros ; Damon of Megara, the son of Eudemos
• Flute-player: Diophantos of Chios
• Director: Satyros of Argos, the son of Simakos
• Tragic actors 2: Harmoxenos of Histiaia, the son of Theotimides ; Eraton of Thessaly, the son of Philon ; Herakleitos of Argos, the son of Dion
• Flute-player: Chariades of Athens, the son of Chariades
• Director: (?) Isylos of Bosporos, the son of Chrysolaos
• Tragic actors 3: Ouliades of Miletos, the son of Kallikrates ; Sotylos of Aetolia ; Aristippos of Miletos, the son of Kallikrates
• Flute-player: Pantakles of Sikyon
• Director: Lykon of Athens, the son of (?) Glauketes
  
  
• Comic actors 1: Philonides of Zakynthos, the son of Aristomachos ; Lykidas of Zakynthos, the son of Thrasyxenos ; Herakleitos of Elis, the son of Herakleides
• Flute-player: Philiskos of Boeotia, the son of Philon
• Comic actors 2: Dion of Achaea, the son of Theudoros ; Dionysios of Herakleia, the son of Simos ; Nikomachos of Boeotia, the son of Polykleides
• Flute-player: Klytios of Naukratis, the son of Mendaios
• Director: Kephisodoros of Boeotia, the son of Kallias
• Comic actors 3: Polyaratos of Cyrene, the son of Eudoxos ; . . . of Athens, the son of Hegesias ; Diokles of Athens, the son of Diokles
• Flute-player: Xanthippos of Boeotia, the son of Moiragenes
• Director: Menekrates of Megara, the son of Poteidaios
• Comic actors 4: Kleoxenos of Chalkis, the son of Achaios ; Epitimos of Ambrakia ; Philiskos of . . ., the son of Dareikos
• Flute-player: . . . of Athens
• Director: Diogeiton of Boeotia
  
  
• Choral dancers, comedy: Dromares of Abydos, the son of Teisamenos ; Theudotos of Athens, the son of Theudotos ; Thersinous of Sikyon, the son of Nikonides ; Aristokles of Boeotia, the son of Kallias ; Dionysodoros of Megara, the son of Pamphilos ; Sosikrates of Sikyon, the son of Leptines ; Moschos of Sikyon
• Costume-suppliers: Stratokles of Salamis, the son of Apollodoros ; Nikon of Soloi, the son of Menekles ; Dionysios of Herakleia, the son of Dionysodoros

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