. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 170.—Silver staters oi Tareutuin, in the British Museum (enlarged). fortune in the chariot-race. This he did to show the Greeksthat a victory of that kind did not depend upon any extra-ordinary spirit or abilities, but only upon riches and is to be feared that this lesson failed of its effect, if we mayjudge from the honours paid to Cynisca. A bronze representa-tion of her horses was dedicated in the Heraeum, and her ownstatue stood in the Altis, while at Sparta she was worshippedat a heroum built in her honour. Shortly after her anotherS
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 170.—Silver staters oi Tareutuin, in the British Museum (enlarged). fortune in the chariot-race. This he did to show the Greeksthat a victory of that kind did not depend upon any extra-ordinary spirit or abilities, but only upon riches and is to be feared that this lesson failed of its effect, if we mayjudge from the honours paid to Cynisca. A bronze representa-tion of her horses was dedicated in the Heraeum, and her ownstatue stood in the Altis, while at Sparta she was worshippedat a heroum built in her honour. Shortly after her anotherSpartan lady, Euryleonis, Was victorious with the two-horsechariot. Belistiche, the mistress of Philadelphus, was thefirst to win the two-horse chariot-race for colts in 264 Olympic inscription of the first century mentions, amongthe victories won by Antiphanes of Elis and his family, thevictory of his daughter Theodota in the four-horse chariot- 1 Paus. vi. 2, 1. XXI HIPPODROME—WOMEN COMPETE—JOCKEYS 463 race for colts. Num
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