. Greek athletic sports and festivals . worn, must also have been considerablyheavier (Fig. 73). It bears the following inscription in archaicletters of the sixth century: ^ Exoidas dedicated me tothe twin sons of Great Zeus, the bronze diskos wherewith heconquered the high-souled Cephallenians. ^ supra, p. 183. ^ Exooi5a(s) /i dvedrjKe AtFbs cpo{v)poiv /xeydXoLO xoXk^ov w uiKaae Ke^aX-(\)duas fieyaOvjxovs. XV THE DISKOS—MATERIAL, WEIGHT, AND SIZE 317 The dimensions of the diskos as represented in art correspondwith those given in our table. On the vases, too, the diskos isoften ornamented wit
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . worn, must also have been considerablyheavier (Fig. 73). It bears the following inscription in archaicletters of the sixth century: ^ Exoidas dedicated me tothe twin sons of Great Zeus, the bronze diskos wherewith heconquered the high-souled Cephallenians. ^ supra, p. 183. ^ Exooi5a(s) /i dvedrjKe AtFbs cpo{v)poiv /xeydXoLO xoXk^ov w uiKaae Ke^aX-(\)duas fieyaOvjxovs. XV THE DISKOS—MATERIAL, WEIGHT, AND SIZE 317 The dimensions of the diskos as represented in art correspondwith those given in our table. On the vases, too, the diskos isoften ornamented with concentric circles, as in Nos. 1 or 2, orwith various forms of crosses and dots; while the dolphin onthe diskos from Gela has its counterpart in the owl, the symbolof Athens, which is frequently depicted on Attic vases.^ When not in use, the diskos was kept in a sort of sling, thetwo ends of which were tied in a knot. In such a sling thediskos is often represented hanging on the wall or carried inthe hands of some youth (Fig. 17).. Fig. 73.—Diskos of Exoidas. British Museum, 3207. It is difficult to form any definite conclusion as to the sizeand weight of the diskos used in competitions. The diskoi areall more or less worn, and the weights are therefore onlyapproximate. They seem, however, to fall into certain best marked group is formed by Nos. 8-11 and perhaps 12,which suggest a standard of about 2*1 kilos. Heavier standardsare suggested by Nos. 2 and 3, and by Nos. 4 and 5, say 4*0and 28 kilos respectively, while Nos. 14 and 15 point to astandard of 1*3. The difference between these standards ispartially due to the fact, vouched for by Pausanias, that boys1 Jiithner, pp. 28, 29 ; Figs. 21, 22, 23. 818 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIVALS chap. used a smaller and lighter diskos than men.^ No doubt thestandard varied greatly at diiferent times and places. AtOlympia three bronze diskoi were kept in the treasury of theSicyonians ^ for the use of competitors in th
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