Arrhichion

Arrhichion (also spelled Arrhachion, Arrichion or Arrachion) of Phigalia (Greek: Αρριχίων ο Φιγαλεύς) (died 564 BC) was a champion pankratiast in the ancient Olympic Games. He died while successfully defending his championship in the pankration at the 54th Olympiad (564 BC).[1][2] Arrhichion has been described as "the most famous of all pankratiasts".[3]

  1. ^ Brophy, Robert H. (1978). "Deaths in the Pan-Hellenic Games: Arrachion and Creugas". The American Journal of Philology. 99 (3). Johns Hopkins University Press: 363–390. doi:10.2307/293747. JSTOR 293747. PMID 16411322.
  2. ^ Pausanias. "Description of Greece VIII.xl.1-2". Perseus Project. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Harris, H. A. (1964). Greek Athletes and Athletics. London: Hutchinson & Co. p. 108.