Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum: 959

CONTESTS FOR BOYS IN CHIOS AND TEOS

The sacrifices to 'the Muses and Herakles' at Chios reflected a mixture of artistic and physical exercises which was typical of Greek education; but the contests at Teos were more specialised, and the emphasis on music and performance has led scholars to suggest that the contests were designed for boys studying to join the local Dionysiac Artists, who had their headquarters in the city ( see SEG_2.580 ).

Inscription B was not printed in full in Sylloge³, but it was paraphrased in a note to inscription 960.

[A]   When Athenodoros was prytanis, and the gymnasiarchs were Hermesileōs son of Xouthos and Nikias son of Metron, [these] were the victors in the contests that were held for the boys and the ephebes and the youths, and [they sacrificed] to the Muses and to Herakles from the revenues that were given in accordance with the decree of . . . son of Lysias:

• Recitation {anagnōsis} :   Agathokles son of Agathokles
• Rhapsody :   Miltiades son of Dionysios
• 10 Harp-playing :   Xenon son of Timokles
• Cithara-playing :   Kleokydes son of Dionysios

Long race for boys :   Asklepiades son of Protogenes
• Long race for younger the ephebes :   Dionysios son of Kallistratos
• Long race for middle ephebes :   Protokles son of Timokles
• Long race for older ephebes :   Moschion son of Moschion
• Long race for men :   Aischrion son of Aischrion
   
• Stadion race for boys :   Athenikon son of Theophanes
• Stadion race for younger ephebes :   Hestiaios son of Megēnor
• Stadion race for middle ephebes :   Apollonios son of Apollonios
• Stadion race for olderer ephebes :   Artemon son of Artemon
• 20 Stadion race for men :   Metrodoros son of Pa...
   
• Double race for boys :   Athenikon son of Theophanes
• Double race for younger ephebes :   Hybristos son of Pataikos
• Double race for middle ephebes :   Melantes son of Antigonos
• Double race for older ephebes :   Apollonios son of Apollonios
• Double race for men :   Mēnis son of Adrastos
   
• Wrestling for boys :   Athenikon son of Theophanes
• Wrestling for younger ephebes :   Demetrios son of Makron
• Wrestling for middle ephebes :   Moschos son of Moschos
• Wrestling for older ephebes :   Theodotos son of Theodotos
• Wrestling for men :   Ap;ellas son of Kleinomachos
   
• Boxing for boys :   Herakleides son of Herakleides
• 30 [Boxing] for younger ephebes :   . . .
• . . .

[B]

[Older age group:]
• . . .
• (?) Capping verses {hypobolēs antapodosis} :   Zoïlos son of Zoïlos
• Recitation {anagnōsis} :   Agathokles son of Agathokles
  
  Middle age group :
• (?) Rhapsody {hypobolē} :   Metrodoros son of Attalos
• General knowlege {polymathia} : Athenaios son of Apollodoros
• Painting {zōgraphia} :   Dionysios son of Dionysios the son of Dionysios the son of Menekrates
• . . .
   
  Younger age group:
• [? Rhapsody] :   Herakleos son of Herakl...
• Recitation {anagnōsis} :   . . .
• Calligraphy :   . . .
• Lamp-carrying :   . . .
• Harp-playing :   (?) Iatrokles . . .
• Cithara-playing :   M... . . .
• Citharody :   A... . . .
• Transcription of rhythms {rhythmographia} :   . . .
• Comedy :   At[talos] . . .
• Tragedy :   Ka... . . .
• Transcription of songs {melographia} :   . . . son of Nikias

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