Φιλάμμων

Philammon

Translated by David Whitehead22 Dec 2000Vetting: high6 revisions

10 words

A boxer, an Athenian; [one] who always defeated his opponents.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φιλάμμων, πύκτης, Ἀθηναῖος· ὃς πάντα τὸν χρόνον ἐνίκα τοὺς ἀντιπάλους.

Betacode

*fila/mmwn, pu/kths, *)aqhnai=os: o(\s pa/nta to\n xro/non e)ni/ka tou\s a)ntipa/lous.

Notes

Mid C4 BCE. See esp. Demosthenes 18.319 (web address 1); also Aeschines 3.189.
Unusually, the present entry has more, not less, detail than the one in Harpocration s.v., and clearly draws on another source. For another Philammon, see phi 300.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from1 entry

φ300ΦιλάμμωνPhilammonAnother, celebrated as having been the father of Thamyras the Thracian.

Neighbouring entries

φ297Φίλαθλοςcompetition-loving, exertion-loving φ298Φιλακροάμονοςwilling to listen φ299ΦιλάμμωνPhilammon φ300ΦιλάμμωνPhilammon φ301Φιλαμπελωτάτηmost fond of vines, very fond of vines

Revision history6 revisions · last 15 Feb 2023

15 Feb 2023cross-reference — Catharine Roth
13 Jul 2011cosmetics — David Whitehead
13 Jul 2009augmented notes — David Whitehead
8 Dec 2003cosmetics — David Whitehead
8 Dec 2003added link and keyword, set status — William Hutton
6 Sep 2002added keyword — David Whitehead
22 Dec 2000Translated — David Whitehead