Ancient Olympic Victor as a Role Model

KOUŘIL, Jiří. Ancient Olympic Victor as a Role Model. In Georgiadis, Konstantinos. Olympic Studies: 25th International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students. Athens: International Olympic Academy, 2019, p. 21-33. ISBN 978-960-9454-49-0.

Basic information

• Original name: Ancient Olympic Victor as a Role Model
• Authors: KOUŘIL, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Athens, Olympic Studies: 25th International Seminar on Olympic Studies for Postgraduate Students, p. 21-33, 13 pp. 2019.
• Publisher: International Olympic Academy

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 60101 History
• Country of publisher: Greece
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14210/19:00112033
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• ISBN: 978-960-9454-49-0
• ISSN: 2654-1343
• Keywords in English: ancient athletes; arete; athlon; olympic victors; rewards; role model
• Tags: rivok

Abstract

The paper deals with ancient athletes (Olympic victors) as the role models and further with their prizes, advantages and their influence on the ancient Greek society and Greek youth. All Olympic victors entered the higher level, which was close to the heroes and gods. They acquired semi-divine status and the homages for them by all society and mainly by the city-states were greatly important for cultural outputs and conception of all society. The influence of victors on youth was huge and was one of the most important aspects of education of the whole ancient Greek culture. Success of the ancient athletes supported sport education of young Greek boys, thus also the military training, so that the whole concept granted for better warriors and defenders of the city-states.

Links

• MUNI/A/1269/2018, interní kód MU: Name: Výzkum starověkých jazyků mediteránního prostoru, jejich písemnictví a příslušných kultur, včetně jejich recepce – 2019 (Acronym: Staré jazyky a kultury)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A