Games of Venus: An Anthology of Greek and Roman Erotic Verse from Sappho to Ovid

by Peter Bing

This is quite a boast, since Philinos, son of Hegepolis, was a famous athlete from the island of Kos, who won victories at all the panhellenic games. We know in particular that he was victorious at the Olympics of 264 and 260 B.C.