. Greek athletic sports and festivals . re a hecatomb of oxenwas sacrificed by the Eleans. This was the opportunity forthe theoroi to display their magnificence and the wealth oftheir cities. *Tf So we can understand the indignation of theAthenians at Alcibiades^ when instead of returning to thetheoroi the vessels which he had borrowed for his banquetthe evening before, he used them the next morning for his privateoffering; so that when a few hours later the Athenian theoroitook part in the public procession, the positions were reversed,and the magnificence of the State appeared but as the ref
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . re a hecatomb of oxenwas sacrificed by the Eleans. This was the opportunity forthe theoroi to display their magnificence and the wealth oftheir cities. *Tf So we can understand the indignation of theAthenians at Alcibiades^ when instead of returning to thetheoroi the vessels which he had borrowed for his banquetthe evening before, he used them the next morning for his privateoffering; so that when a few hours later the Athenian theoroitook part in the public procession, the positions were reversed,and the magnificence of the State appeared but as the reflectionof the magnificence of a private citizen. Of the sacrifices, processions, and rejoicings on the last dayof the festival we know no details save that in the evening all thevictors were entertained at a public banquet in the rewards and honours which they received on their returnhome have been described in a previous chapter. 1 Pindar, 01. ix. 1, 2. 2 Krause, Olympia, pp. 180, 181. 2 Pseudo-Andocides, iv. 29, p. Fig. 27.—Imperial coins of Delphi, in British Mnsei^m (enlarged),(a) Prize table, (b) Crown of bay leaves. CHAPTEE X THE PYTHIAN, ISTHMIAN, AND NEMEAN FESTIVALS (1) The Pythia We have seen how in 582 the old local musical festivalwhich had been held at Delphi every eight years was trans-formed into a Panhellenic four-yearly festival with an athleticand equestrian programme copied from Olympia under thepresidency of the a-mphictyonic league. Delphi now becamea second centre of this league, which consisted originally of thetwelve tribes dwelling round the shrine of Demeter at Phylaeor Anthela. The league was administered by a councilcomposed of two representatives from each tribe, the Hieromne-mones, who met twice a year in spring and autumn at Phylaeand Delphi alternately. Their autumn meeting must havecoincided every fourth year with the Pythian festival whichtook place in the month of Boukatios, about the end ofAugust. An amphictyonic la
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