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|Definition=Lyr. and Ion. [[πεντάεθλον]], τό, [[contest of the five exercises]] (viz. <b class="b3">ἅλμα, ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην</b>, <span class="bibl">Simon.153</span>), <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.30</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>7.8</span>, <span class="bibl">B.8.104</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πεντάεθλον ἐπασκέειν</b> or ἀσκέειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.92</span>, <span class="bibl">9.33</span>; <b class="b3">πένταθλ' ἃ νομίζεται</b> is corrupt in <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>691</span>; cf. [[πέμπαθλον]]. | |Definition=Lyr. and Ion. [[πεντάεθλον]], τό, [[pentathlon]], [[contest of the five exercises]] (viz. <b class="b3">ἅλμα, ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην</b>, <span class="bibl">Simon.153</span>), <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>13.30</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">N.</span>7.8</span>, <span class="bibl">B.8.104</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">πεντάεθλον ἐπασκέειν</b> or ἀσκέειν <span class="bibl">Hdt.6.92</span>, <span class="bibl">9.33</span>; <b class="b3">πένταθλ' ἃ νομίζεται</b> is corrupt in <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">El.</span>691</span>; cf. [[πέμπαθλον]]. | ||
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|mdlsjtxt=πέντ-αθλον, ''Ionic'' -άεθλον, ου, τό,<br />the [[contest]] of the [[five]] exercises, Lat. [[quinquertium]], Pind.; [[πεντάεθλον]] ἀσκεῖν or ἐπασκεῖν Hdt.—These exercises were [[ἅλμα]], [[δίσκος]], [[δρόμος]], [[πάλη]], [[πυγμή]], the [[last]] [[being]] exchanged for the [[ἀκόντισις]] or ἀκών; they are summed in one pentam., [[ἅλμα]], ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην. | |mdlsjtxt=πέντ-αθλον, ''Ionic'' -άεθλον, ου, τό,<br />the [[contest]] of the [[five]] exercises, Lat. [[quinquertium]], Pind.; [[πεντάεθλον]] ἀσκεῖν or ἐπασκεῖν Hdt.—These exercises were [[ἅλμα]], [[δίσκος]], [[δρόμος]], [[πάλη]], [[πυγμή]], the [[last]] [[being]] exchanged for the [[ἀκόντισις]] or ἀκών; they are summed in one pentam., [[ἅλμα]], ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην. | ||
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==Wikipedia EN== | |||
The first documented pentathlon occurred in 708 BC in Ancient Greece at the Ancient Olympic Games, and was also held at the other Panhellenic Games. The name derives from Greek words for "five competitions". The event proved popular and lent itself to illustrations on ancient Greek pottery. It also featured in Greek mythology; the mythical hero Perseus fulfilled an oracle's prophecy by accidentally killing Acrisius with a discus while competing in the pentathlon. In mythology, Jason is credited with inventing the pentathlon, and he declared his friend Peleus the first winner of the event, after his victory in the wrestling. The wide variety of skills needed to compete meant that pentathletes were held in high esteem as physical specimens: in Rhetoric, Aristotle remarked "a body capable of enduring all efforts, either of the racecourse or of bodily strength...This is why the athletes in the pentathlon are most beautiful". 1912 Olympic gold medal winner Ferdinand Bie referenced that story after completing the events. | |||
By the 77th Olympics, the athletic event was usually ordered into the triagmos (long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw), followed by the stadion foot race, and wrestling as the final event. Unlike modern athletics, the first three events did not appear as individual events outside of the pentathlon format. Other variations on the format included boxing or pankration instead of the stadion race. | |||
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|trtx=Bulgarian: петобой; Catalan: pentatló; Czech: pětiboj; Finnish: antiikin viisiottelu; Galician: péntatlon; Italian: [[pentathlon]]; Portuguese: [[pentatlo]]; Romanian: pentatlon; Russian: [[пятиборье]]; Spanish: [[pentatlón]] | |trtx=Bulgarian: петобой; Catalan: pentatló; Czech: pětiboj; Finnish: antiikin viisiottelu; Galician: péntatlon; Italian: [[pentathlon]]; Portuguese: [[pentatlo]]; Romanian: pentatlon; Russian: [[пятиборье]]; Spanish: [[pentatlón]] | ||
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