 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Maererano neIliad, varwi veMycenaean vaisanganisira tsiva pakati pemakwikwi avo vachikudza vakafa, kunyange zvazvo zvichibvira kuti nhetembo dzaHomeric dzinoratidza tsika dzechiGiriki dzapashure. Mutambo wetsiva waiva pakati pemakwikwi aiitwa pakuyeuka shamwari yaAchilles Patroclus, uyo akaurayiwa, hondo yeTrojan yava kunopera. Kwaiva mukurangarira Patroclus kuti vaGiriki gare gare vakaunza tsiva pygme pygmachia kuMitambo yeOlympic muna 688 BCE. Vatori vechikamu vaidzidzira kushandisa masaga okubhomba anonzi korykos. Varwi vaipfeka tambo dzeganda dzinonzi himantes pamaoko avo vachisiya minwe yakasununguka, pamaoko, uye dzimwe nguva pachipfuva, kuti vazvidzivirire pakukuvara. Kwakanga kusina dziviriro yechiso kana kuti musoro. 