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	Iphitos (1) * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		A son of Eurytus who was thrown to his death from the walls of the city of Tiryns by Herakles (Heracles).
		For killing Iphitos, Herakles was forced into slavery for one year and purchased by the queen of Lydia, Omphale.
		Iphitos and his brother, Klytios (Clytios), were Argonauts.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Iphitos_1.html (228 words)

	History of ancient Olympia
		Iphitos signed a treaty with Lykourgos, the king of Sparta and the king of Pisa, Kleosthenes, to proclaim Elis sanctuary of Zeus and introduced for the first time, the truce, during the period of the games.
		For his achievement, a statue of Iphitos was erected in the temple of Zeus in Olympia, in which Hostility was crowning the hero Iphitos.
		Iphitos also persuaded the inhabitants of Elis to sacrifice in honor of the hero Herakles, who was considered by them, as a former enemy.
	www.sikyon.com /Olympia/history_eg.html (2752 words)

	Ancient Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another myth tells of the hero Heracles, who won a race at Olympia and then decreed that the race should be re-enacted every four years, while another claims that Zeus had instated the festival after his defeat of the Titan Cronus.
		Yet another tells of King Iphitos of Elis, who consulted the Pythia – the Oracle of Delphi – to try and save his people from war in the 9th century BC.
		The Spartan adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were called Olympic, after the city of Olympia were they were held.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games (1623 words)

	olympia-2004
		Centuries later, Iphitos, the king of Elis, was directed by the Delphic oracle to revive the Olympic games.
		Iphitos established the rules for carrying out the competitive events and the way in which the pilgrims heading to and from Olympia could arrive at their destination without harm from crossing areas involved in continual conflict.
		According to rules set by Iphitos, a single match was played: a simple footrace inside the stadium.
	www.meaus.com /olympia-2004.htm (866 words)

	Olympics: Olympics: A through Z
		Terms were inscribed on the Discus of Iphitos in the Temple of Hera that essentially meant all battles would come to a halt for a three-month period during the Olympics.
		As legend has it, Iphitos checked in with the oracle of Delphi who suggested war and plagues in Greece might be solved by a sporting competition.
		Iphitos and other kings arranged for a temporary cessation of hostilities and the first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. The Games would continue, every four years, for nearly 12 centuries before being banned by Roman emperors.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/08/08/news_pf/Olympics/Olympics__A_through_Z.shtml (2539 words)

	Odyssey, Scroll XXI
		Iphitos had gone there also to try and get back twelve brood mares that he had lost, and the mule foals that were running with them.
		It was when claiming these that Iphitos met Odysseus, and gave him the bow which mighty Eurytos had been used to carry, and which on his death had been left by him to his son.
		This bow, then, given him by Iphitos, had not been taken with him by Odysseus when he sailed for Troy; he had used it so long as he had been at home, but had left it behind as having been a keepsake from a valued friend.
	courses.dce.harvard.edu /~clase116/txt_odyssey21.html (2869 words)

	Olympic Myths and Legends - Olympic-Legacy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Iphitos, who was a descendent of Hercules, is credited with revamping the Games and imposing the institution of the Olympic truce.
		At the time of King Iphitos, around the ninth century BC, mainland Greece was unsettled by civil wars and migrations.
		Legend claims that King Iphitos went to the Oracle of Delphi and asked her how to bring an end to the wars and pestilence that were gradually destroying the land of Greece.
	www.mediaconcerto.com /olympic/olympia/legends_o.php (967 words)

	The Story of Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Scholars have inferred that the games in 776 BC were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa.
		The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphic Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths would be cut.The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 BC.
		The Eleans traced the founding of the Olympic games to their King Iphitos, who was told by the Delphic Oracle to plant the olive tree from which the victors' wreaths would be cut.
	www.netguruindia.com /features/articles/olympics1.html (429 words)

	Comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		One of these tells of the hero Heracles, who won a race at Olympia and then decreed that the race should be re-enacted every four years, while another claims that deity Zeus had instated the festival after his defeat of the Titan Cronus.
		Another myth tells of King Iphitos of Elis, who consulted the Pythia — the oracle of Delphi — to try and save his people from war in the 9th century BC.
		The Spartan adversary of Iphitos then decided to stop the war during these games, which were called Olympic, after Mount Olympus, the mountain on which the Greek gods were said to live.
	ical.blogdrive.com /comments?id=3 (729 words)

	Athlete (a Runner in Start Position ) from Olympia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In 776 B.C. the Games were reorganized with the contribution of the King Iphitos of Elis, King Kleisthenes of Pisa, and King Lykourgos of Sparta.
		King Iphitos of Elis was the most renowned because he ruled in the region where the Games were held.
		The text of the truce, written in circular fashion on a copper dish was called the 'Disc of Iphitos', and was the most sacred treasure of Olympia kept in the temple of Hera.
	www.athena.gr /index.php?pN=bronze&txtProductID=2125519 (1758 words)

	HERAKLES’ FURTHER ADVENTURES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Wanting a new wife, he went to participate in the archery contest which Eurytos of Oichalia, Herakles’ former archery instructor, was holding for the hand of his daughter Iole.
		Although Herakles won the contest (and the support of Iphitos, Eurytos’ oldest son), Eurytos feared that Herakles would again kill his children and refused to give Iole to him.
		Eurytos’ son Iphitos, while searching for the mares, first met Odysseus and exchanged weapons with him, then came to the home of Herakles in Tiryns.
	www.greecetravel.com /greekmyths/argos9.htm (516 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Eliaka 5, 4, 5.) Iphitos is a biannual journal of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture and is published by Leader-Books A. Iphitos provides a Hellenic forum for essays on Philosophy, Culture, Art and Science.
		The main objective of the journal is to promote ancient Greek thought: its survival and its temporal evolution by defending our cultural identity and by stressing those elements which determine the cosmopolitan ideas that the European Union encourages.
		Iphitos, the king of Elis, contemporary with the legislator of Sparta Lycurgus, consecrated, after Pythia's designation, the Olympic Games as inviolable with the consent of the Greeks that they will «secure» for them a peaceful way of life, far from the «conflicts and the terror of arms».
	www.leaderbooks.com /EnglishSite/SxoliaPeriodika/IPHITE2.TXT (447 words)

	Pan-Macedonian Association USA, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		For this reason, athletics were an important part of Greek life and a way for Greeks to preserve and celebrate their rich cultural history and mythology.
		Legend has it that in 776 B.C. King Iphitos of Elis was told by the oracle at Delphi that he could save Greece from the plague of warring city-states if he started the Ancient Olympic Games.
		In 776 B.C. King Iphitos established a temporary Olympic Truce and invited all of the city-states to come together to compete in peace at Olympia.
	www.panmacedonia.com /olympic_games.htm (2129 words)

	MensTennisForums.com - News and articles
		Gestern schaute er kurz zu einem Pressetermin beim MTTC Iphitos vorbei, um noch mal zu versichern, dass seine jüngst erlittene Handgelenks-Verletzung ihn nicht mehr behindert und er heute gegen den baumlangen Kroaten Ivo Karlovic antreten kann.
		Yesterday he had a brief press conference at MTTC Iphitos to once again assure that his recently suffered wrist injury no longer disturbs him and he will be able to play against the tree-tall Croat Ivo Karlovic today.
		On the streets around the grounds of MTTC Iphitos traffic was thick yesterday and in front of the box office there was a long queue of people wanting to buy tickets for the fourth day of the BMW Open.
	www.menstennisforums.com /showthread.php?t=73375 (6259 words)

	Olympic Judges, Hellanodikai - Olympic-Legacy.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This was the case with Pelops, Hercules, and King Iphitos.
		The primary responsibility of the Hellanodikai was, of course, the judging of the various events.
		The Hellanodikai wore robes of purple, the royal color, severing as a reminder of the time when King Iphitos controlled the Games and officiated as the sole judge.
	www.mediaconcerto.com /olympic/olympia/judges_o.php (992 words)

	Olympia - Pathways to Ancient Myth
		According to Pausanias, the games were reestablished (from mythical times) to celebrate the peace treaty among three kings, Iphitos, Lycourgos, and Kleosthenes.
		This peace, later known as the Sacred Truce, was remembered and honoured during each Olympic festival.
		The priests and magistrates lived in the Prytaneion while the high priests lived in the Theokoleon..
	www.calvin.edu /academic/clas/pathways/olympia/ogam.htm (219 words)

	Olympia ancient capital of pease and sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC, after the ‘descent of the Dorians’ to southern Greece and after the worship of Zeus had started to spread.
		It was a king of Elis, Iphitos, who established that the Games were to be held every four years.
		Athletes came to Olympia from towns on the Greek mainland - and later on from Ionia and Sicily too — to compete at Olympia for four days.
	www.greecetaxi.gr /index/olympia.html (1646 words)

	Iphitos (2) * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Iphitos (2) * People, Places, and Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		"People, Places and Things: Iphitos (2)", Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
		andquot;People, Places andamp; Things: Iphitos (2)andquot;, Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Iphitos_2.html (200 words)

	HARIAN UMUM SUARA MERDEKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Haas, seventh seed at the Foro Italico, was drawn Saturday to begin next week's Masters Series event against Max Mirnyi of Belarus.
		In the second Munich semi-final, Russian teenager Mikhail Youzhny was facing sixth-seeded Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui on a cloudy day which began with rain at the Iphitos club.
		Schuttler's match began 30 minutes late as light rain died out and the 26-year-old German wasted little time in getting started on court.
	www.suaramerdeka.com /harian/0205/07/eng7.htm (434 words)

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		The ‘historical’ Olympics, however, were started by Iphitos, King of Elis.
		In 776 B.C., with Greece wracked by civil wars and plague, a despairing Iphitos begged the Delphic oracle for a solution.
		To do this, a ‘Sacred Truce’ was first concluded between the Greek city-states, which ordained a universal peace while the Games were going on.
	www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art4print_1000429.html (1336 words)

	muenchen.de - Tennis
		As an outdoor tournament, the BMW Open is held on the border of the Englischer Garten at the MTTC Iphitos.
		Iphitos is also one of the most traditional tennis clubs in Munich.
		Whether you are interested in becoming a member in a Munich tennis club yourself or just look for commercial courts to rent from time to time, our search engine will help you to find the right venues.
	www.muenchen.de /print?depl=prod&oid=83360 (138 words)

	HERAKLES’ FURTHER ADVENTURES: PYLOS ALEOS AND AUGE
		Herakles now went for revenge to Pylos, because its king Neleus had refused to purify him after the murder of Iphitos, or because Neleus had been an ally of Augeias, or because Neleus had stolen the cattle of Geryones from him.
		In the battle at Pylos Herakles killed Neleus and eleven of his twelve sons; only Nestor, the youngest, was spared, since he had been sent away from home to be raised by the Gerenians.
		Kepheus gave his name to the city Kaphyai, just as Aleos did for the city Alea; both cities are on the border between Arcadia and Argos, and the Arcadian Kepheus was probably the father of Andromeda in early versions of the Perseus myth.
	www.greecetravel.com /greekmyths/argos12.htm (856 words)

	Greece travel and tourism guide - olympia
		Though exclusively local at the start, the games began gradually to attract the interest of the other towns in the vicinity.
		In 776 BC, the leader of the Eleians, Iphitos, rededicated the games to the honor of Zeus.
		This date marks the first Olympiad; afterwards every four years Panhellenic contests were held attracting athletes from all the Greek, city-states.
	www.greecebyclick.com /regions/peloponnese/olympia/index.cfm (286 words)

	VN Boards - The REAL Story of Eurytos' Bow
		Thus, gEurytos came to grief, itfs truec Apollo took his challenge ill, and killed him.h Eurytosf bow was given to his son Iphitos.
		Once Odysseus returns home he is disgusted with the suitorsf lack of respect for his family and his home.
		Apollo took his challenge ill, and killed him." Eurytos' bow was given to his son Iphitos.
	vnboards.ign.com /the_ranger/b22540/78567480/p1 (1890 words)

	THE OLYMPIC TRUCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It was an institution providing for the suspension of hostilities for a prescribed period beginning with the announcement of the Games.
		This institution was established as a result of the sacred treaty between three kings, Iphitos of Elis, Kleosthenes of Pisa and Lykourgos of Sparta.
		It is not known with any certainty how long the truce lasted, though initially it was for one month, and later three.
	www.greekembassy.org /press/pressreleases/truce/truce.html (2184 words)

	CNN/SI - Tennis - The week of May 4 at a glance - Tuesday May 04, 1999 11:08 AM
		The former No. 1 player and three-time Wimbledon champion was a first-round loser in the BMW Open in Munich, Germany.
		After the match, he was honored by the hosting club Iphitos Munich with an honorary membership for his lifetime achievements.
		The BMW Open was Becker's 65th career clay court tournament, and he has still two more chances to finally win on clay since he is scheduled to play Gstaad, Switzerland, and Stuttgart, Germany, before he retires in July.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /tennis/news/1999/05/04/tennis_glance (1052 words)

	The Odyssey Summary:Book 21 - LitWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On his first diplomatic mission, a young Prince Odysseus receives the massive bow from Iphitos.
		(It had belonged to Iphitos’ father, Eurytos.) Iphitos is killed by Herakles “before one friend could play host to the other” (35).
		Odysseus did not take the bow with him to Troy because of its sentimental value.
	litmuse.maconstate.edu /litwiki/index.php/The_Odyssey_Summary:Book_21 (358 words)

	Amazon.ca: Library of Greek Mythology: Books: Apollodorus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		It recounts a good number of myths and doesn't stinge on the name, but the details having to do with the background of the heroes and the contexts of the stories are sadly lacking.
		In one instance, Heracles hurls Iphitos off of a high wall, and nowhere do it say why.
		It is a good book for basic knowledge, not to be used for university studies or as an essay source.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0872910725 (586 words)

	HARIAN UMUM SUARA MERDEKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Germany's Rainer Schuettier brought more success to the hosts, knocking out current Australian title-holder Thomas Johansson, beating the tournament number three Swede 7-5,6-3.
		Second seed Tommy Haas made it a German hat-trick on the day at the Iphitos club with his defeat of Argentine David Nalbandian, the Estoril Open winner, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1.
		Against Kafelnikov, a former world number one, Kiefer prevailed in two hours, 52 minutes to leave the double Grand Slam champion questioning his current ability on clay.
	www.suaramerdeka.com /harian/0205/03/eng9.htm (479 words)

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