Apollodorus ( el, Ἀπολλόδωρος; fl. 1st century AD) was an
ancient Macedonian runner who, after winning in the Olympics, was killed by
lightning
Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electric charge, electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the land, ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous ...
on his way back home. He is commemorated by
Antipater of Thessalonica
Antipater of Thessalonica ( grc-gre, Ἀντίπατρος ὁ Θεσσαλονικεύς; c. 10 BC - c. AD 38) was a Greek epigrammatist of the Roman period.
Biography
Antipater lived during the latter part of the reign of Augustus, and perha ...
in the below
epigram
An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek "inscription" from "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two mille ...
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Greek Anthology
The ''Greek Anthology'' ( la, Anthologia Graeca) is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Pa ...
'' 7.390):
Every year the ''Race of Apollodoros'' ( el, Δρόμος Απολλοδώρου) is organized in modern
Aiani
Aiani ( el, Αιανή, before 1926: Καλλιανή - ''Kalliani'') is a town and a former municipality in the Kozani regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kozani, of which it is ...
and
Veria (
Greece
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).
References
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Greek Anthology
The ''Greek Anthology'' ( la, Anthologia Graeca) is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Pa ...
'', 7.390.
VeroiaArchaeological Museum of Aiane
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1st-century deaths
Ancient Greek runners
Ancient Macedonian athletes
Roman-era Olympic competitors
1st-century Greek people
Roman-era Macedonians
Deaths from lightning strikes
Year of birth unknown