Today being a significant day for the modern Olympics, I have some pictures about the ancient Olympics — and a question.
Opening parade
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Running
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Wrestling
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Chariot racing
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The winner
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I have no idea — please explain this.
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Try this article on the grooming of athletes, especially p. 14 (in the Haworth pdf at the top of the page).
http://traumwerk.stanford.edu:3455/31/326
So the athlete on the left is infibulating. Interesting cultural practice indeed.