Hysmon

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Hysmon (Greek: Ὕσμων) was an Ancient Greek pentathlete from Elis.

As a boy, he began to practise the

Altis at Olympia, representing him as holding old-fashioned halteres, was the work of Cleon.[1]

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, Philip (1870). "Hysmon". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 2. p. 545.

  1. ^ Paus. vi. 3., § 4.
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