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Taraxippus, the Glossary

In Greek mythology, the Taraxippus (plural: taraxippoi, "horse disturber", Latin equorum conturbator) was a presence, variously identified as a ghost or dangerous site, blamed for frightening horses at hippodromes throughout Greece.^[1]

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Achilles

In Greek mythology, Achilles or Achilleus (Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known as being the greatest of all the Greek warriors.

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Amulet

An amulet, also known as a good luck charm or phylactery, is an object believed to confer protection upon its possessor.

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Ancient Rome

In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.

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Archaic Greece

Archaic Greece was the period in Greek history lasting from to the second Persian invasion of Greece in 480 BC, following the Greek Dark Ages and succeeded by the Classical period.

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Argos, Peloponnese

Argos (Άργος; Ἄργος) is a city and former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and one of the oldest in Europe.

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Aristophanes

Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy.

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Chariot racing

Chariot racing (ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromía; ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports.

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Circus Maximus

The Circus Maximus (Latin for "largest circus"; Italian: Circo Massimo) is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue in Rome, Italy.

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Cleon

Cleon (Κλέων ΚλεαινέτουΚυδαθηναιεύς,; died 422 BC) was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War.

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Consualia

The Consualia or Consuales Ludi was the name of two ancient Roman festivals in honor of Consus, a tutelary deity of the harvest and stored grain.

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Epithet

An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.

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Etruscan civilization

The Etruscan civilization was an ancient civilization created by the Etruscans, a people who inhabited Etruria in ancient Italy, with a common language and culture who formed a federation of city-states.

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Funeral games

Funeral games are athletic competitions held in honor of a recently deceased person.

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Gerolamo Cardano

Gerolamo Cardano (also Girolamo or Geronimo; Jérôme Cardan; Hieronymus Cardanus.; 24 September 1501– 21 September 1576) was an Italian polymath whose interests and proficiencies ranged through those of mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, writer, and gambler.

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Ghost

In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living.

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Giants (Greek mythology)

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, Γίγας, Gígas), were a race of great strength and aggression, though not necessarily of great size.

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Glaucus (son of Sisyphus)

In Greek and Roman mythology, Glaucus (Ancient Greek: Γλαῦκος Glaukos means "greyish blue" or "bluish green" and "glimmering"), usually surnamed as Potnieus, was a son of Sisyphus whose main myth involved his violent death as the result of his horsemanship.

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Greek hero cult

Hero cults were one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion. Taraxippus and Greek hero cult are ancient Greek religion.

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Greek mythology

Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. Taraxippus and Greek mythology are ancient Greek religion.

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Gregory Nagy

Gregory Nagy (Nagy Gergely,; born October 22, 1942, in Budapest), gregorynagy.org is an American professor of Classics at Harvard University, specializing in Homer and archaic Greek poetry.

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H. J. Rose

Herbert Jennings Rose FBA (5 May 1883, in Orillia – 31 July 1961, in St Andrews) was a Canadian-born British classical scholar, best remembered as the author of A Handbook of Greek Mythology, originally published in 1928, which became for many years the standard student reference book on the subject, reaching a sixth edition by 1958.

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Hector

In Greek mythology, Hector (label) is a Trojan prince, a hero and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War.

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Hippodamia (daughter of Oenomaus)

Hippodamia (also Hippodamea and Hippodameia; Ancient Greek: Ἱπποδάμεια "she who masters horses" derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was a Greek mythological figure.

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Hippodrome

Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types.

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Hippolytus of Athens

''The Death of Hippolytus'', by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912) In Greek mythology, Hippolytus (Ἱππόλυτος, Hippolytos 'unleasher of horses') is the son of Theseus and either Hippolyta or Antiope.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.

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Iliad

The Iliad (Iliás,; " about Ilion (Troy)") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. Taraxippus and Iliad are ancient Greek religion.

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Isthmian Games

Isthmian Games or Isthmia (Ancient Greek: Ἴσθμια) were one of the Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were named after the Isthmus of Corinth, where they were held.

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Lycophron

Lycophron (Lukóphrōn ho Chalkidéus; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed (perhaps falsely).

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Myrtilus

In Greek mythology, Myrtilus (Ancient Greek: Μυρτίλος) was a divine hero and son of Hermes. Taraxippus and Myrtilus are ancient Olympia.

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Nemean Games

The Nemean Games (Νέμεα or Νέμεια) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece, and were held at Nemea every two years (or every third).

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Oenomaus

In Greek mythology, King Oenomaus (also Oenamaus; Οἰνόμαος, Oinómaos) of Pisa, was the father of Hippodamia and the son of Ares.

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Olympia, Greece

Olympia (Ολυμπία; Ὀλυμπία), officially Archaia Olympia (Αρχαία Ολυμπία), is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name. Taraxippus and Olympia, Greece are ancient Olympia.

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Patroclus

In Greek mythology, Patroclus (generally pronounced; glory of the father) was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and an important character in Homer's Iliad.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.

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Poseidon

Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.

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Roman circus

A Roman circus (from the Latin word that means "circle") was a large open-air venue used mainly for chariot races, although sometimes serving other purposes.

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The Knights

The Knights (Ἱππεῖς Hippeîs; Attic: Ἱππῆς) was the fourth play written by Aristophanes, who is considered the master of an ancient form of drama known as Old Comedy.

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William Smith (lexicographer)

Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxippus

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Ancient Olympia

Greek ghosts

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