Dioxippus (legendary Athenian fighter)

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Dioxippus was a legendary Athenian athlete and warrior renowned in ancient Greece for his extraordinary prowess in unarmed combat and victory over a fully armed Macedonian soldier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian ⓘ
ancient Greek athlete ⓘ
human ⓘ
pankratiast ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
allegation false accusation of stealing a golden cup ⓘ
associatedWith Alexander the Great ⓘ
Macedonian army ⓘ
causeOfEnmity jealousy of Macedonian officers ⓘ
characteristic courage ⓘ
martial skill ⓘ
physical strength ⓘ
citizenship Athens ⓘ
clothingDuringDuel oiled naked body ⓘ
combatStyle pankration techniques ⓘ
unarmed combat ⓘ
comparedTo Heracles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culture Ancient Greek culture ⓘ
describedIn Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca historica ⓘ
linked to: Diodorus Siculus

Quintus Curtius Rufus’s History of Alexander the Great ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greeks ⓘ
event public duel before Alexander the Great and his army ⓘ
fate committed suicide after being falsely accused of theft ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre heroic anecdote in Alexander historiography ⓘ
legacy example of arete (excellence) in Greek literature ⓘ
symbol of Greek athletic superiority over Macedonian arms ⓘ
mannerOfDeath suicide ⓘ
moralTheme envy and court intrigue leading to the downfall of a hero ⓘ
mythologyStatus semi-legendary figure ⓘ
notableFor defeating a fully armed Macedonian soldier while unarmed ⓘ
extraordinary prowess in unarmed combat ⓘ
service in the entourage of Alexander the Great ⓘ
occupation athlete ⓘ
bodyguard ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opponent Coragus ⓘ
unnamed Macedonian champion (also called Coragus in some sources) ⓘ
sport pankration ⓘ
symbolicItem club, evoking Heracles ⓘ
lion skin ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BCE ⓘ
victory single combat against a fully armed Macedonian soldier ⓘ
weaponUsed club ⓘ

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Pankration → hasFamousPractitioner → Dioxippus (legendary Athenian fighter) ⓘ
subject linked to: pankration