Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 509

LIST OF VICTORS AT THE DELPHIAN SOTERIA

This is a representative example of the inscriptions that listed victors at the Soteria after the festival was reorganised in c. 249 B.C.   Aetolian agonothetes always presided over the festival; see J.B.Scholten, "The Politics of Plunder", pp.101, 103 ( Google Books ).

When Charixenos of Trichonion in Aetolia, the son of Proxenos, was agonothete, and the hieromnemones were as follows:

• Aetolians: Lykos, Alexon, Androsthenidas, Antandros, Teisarchos, Exakestos, Deinylos, Damokrates, Axiochos, Amynandros, Aristomachos, Orthagoras, Lykeas, Sotylos
• Delphians: Nikias, Orestas
• Boeotians: Alkinoös, Ptoïokles
• Chians: Didymarchos

These were the victors {at the Soteria}:

• Rhapsode: Eurybios of Megalopolis, the son of Lykiskos
• Citharist: Chairis of Sikyon, the son of Chairitheos
• Citharode: Archeanax of Mytilene, the son of Zoïos
• Flute-player (boys): Aristolochos of Boeotia, the son of Aristogeiton
• Choral dancer (boys): Aristeas of Sikyon, the son of Aristios
• Flute-player (men): Aristolochos of Boeotia, the son of Aristogeiton
• Choral dancer (men): Kraton of Boeotia, the son of Anthemon
• Tragic actor: Antimedes of Halikarnassos, the son of (?) Herakleitos
• Comic actor: Aristomachos of Athens, the son of Philonides

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