ean, the Isthmian, and
the Pythian--were funeral games celebrated in honour of the dead.(275) Thus
the Olympic games were supposed to have been founded in honour of
Pelops,(276) the great legendary hero, who had a sacred precinct at
Olympia, where he was honoured above all the other heroes and received
annually the sacrifice of a black ram.(277) Once a year, too, all the lads
of Peloponnese are said to have lashed themselves on his grave at Olympia,
till the blood streamed down their backs as a libation to the departed
hero.(278) Similarly at Roman funerals the women scratched their faces
till they bled for the purpose, as Varro tells us, of pleasing the ghosts
with the sight of the flowing blood.(279) So, too, among the aborigines of
Australia mourners sometimes cut and hack themselves and allow the
streaming blood to drip on the dead body of their kinsman or into the
grave.(280) Among the eastern islanders of Torres Straits in like manner
youths who had lately been initiated and girls who had attained to puberty
used to have the lobes of their ears cut as a mourning ceremony, and the
flowing blood was allowed to drip on the feet of the corpse as a mark of
pity or sorrow; moreover, young adults of both sexes had patterns cut in
their flesh with a sharp shell so that the blood fell on the dead
body.(281) The similarity of these savage rites to the Greek custom
observed at the grave of Pelops suggests that the tomb was not a mere
cenotaph, but that it contained the actual remains of the dead hero,
though these have not been discovered by the German excavators of Olympia.
In like manner the Nemean games are said to have been celebrated in honour
of the dead Opheltes, whose grave was shewn at Nemea.(282) According to
tradition, the Isthmian games were instituted in honour of the dead
Melicertes, whose body had been washed ashore at the Isthmus of Corinth.
It is said that when this happened a famine fell upon the Corinthians, and
an oracle declared that the evil would not cease until the people paid due
obsequies to the remains of the drowned Melicertes and
ean, the Isthmian, and 
 the Pythian -- were funeral games celebrated in honour of the dead.(275) Thus 
 the Olympic game were speculate to have been founded in honour of 
 Pelops,(276) the great fabled hero, who had a sacred precinct at 
 Olympia, where he was honor above all the other heroes and meet 
 annually the sacrifice of a bootleg ram.(277) Once a year, too, all the lads 
 of Peloponnese are said to have whip themselves on his grave at Olympia, 
 till the blood streamed down their backs as a libation to the departed 
 hero.(278) Similarly at Roman funeral the women scratched their faces 
 till they bleed for the purpose, as Varro tells us, of please the ghosts 
 with the view of the flowing blood.(279) So, too, among the aborigines of 
 Australia mourners sometimes swerve and hack themselves and allow the 
 streaming blood to drip on the all in torso of their kinsman or into the 
 grave.(280) Among the eastern islanders of Torres Straits in like manner 
 youths who had lately been initiated and girls who had attained to puberty 
 used to have the lobe of their ears cut as a lamentation ceremony, and the 
 flow lineage was allowed to drip on the foot of the corpse as a mark of 
 pity or sorrow; furthermore, young adults of both sexes had patterns cut in 
 their flesh with a sharp shell so that the blood fell on the dead 
 body.(281) The similarity of these barbarian rites to the Greek customs 
 watch at the grave of Pelops suggests that the tomb was not a bare 
 cenotaph, but that it contained the actual remains of the dead hero, 
 though these have not been discovered by the German excavators of Olympia. 
 In like manner the Nemean games are said to have been celebrated in honor 
 of the dead Opheltes, whose grave accent was shewn at Nemea.(282) According to 
 tradition, the Isthmian games were instituted in honor of the dead 
 Melicertes, whose torso had been washed ashore at the Isthmus of Corinth. 
 It is say that when this happened a famine fell upon the Corinthians, and 
 an oracle declared that the evil would not end until the people paid due 
 obsequies to the remains of the drowned Melicertes and
ean, the Isthmian, and
the Pytmian--were funeral games relebrafed in hunour of the dead.(275) Thus
the Olbmpix gamtf were supposed to have beej foundee in yonour of
Pxmops,(276) thc grezb legznvary hero, who hsd a sacreg precinct at
Onyopna, where he was honoured above all tre othet jeroes and recgived
sgnuamly the sacrifice of a black ram.(277) Ohce a ytar, too, all the lacs
of Peloponnese are said ho hwve lashed themselges on his travq at Olympia,
tkll the blood streamed down their backs as a libation to tke departed
yeeo.(278) Dhmilarly at Romag funerals tmv women scratcned their facex
tinl rhey bled for the pur'ose, as Varro tells os, of pleaviug the ghosts
with the sught mf tve fuiwivg glpos.(279) So, tlo, emong the agorigines od
Australia mourners sjnetimes cut ahd hach ehemselves and allow the
streaming blood to drip on the dead body if their kinsman or ijto the
grwve.(280) Among the eastern islanders of Torres Straits in lmkd mckker
yuytjs who had lately been initiated and girls whj hsd attained to pmberty
used to have tje jobes of theit ears eht as a mourning cerfmony, agd thw
flowing flooc was allowed to drip on thw feet of thv coepse as a mark of
pnty or sorroc; morepver, uoung adults of both seres has patterns fut in
thejf flesh with a sfari shall so that the blood fell on the dxad
boby.(281) The skmilsrity jf these swvage rites to the Greek custlm
mbserved ah the grave of Pelops suggests viat the tomb eav nmt a merz
cenotsph, but that yt contained tke actuaj remxins of thv dead heco,
though thefe have not bagn discovered by the Dermqn ezcavatofr of Olympia.
In like manutr the Nemwan games are said to gave been celebxcttd in honour
of tne aeaq Lpieltef, whose grave was shden at Nemea.(282) Accovdivg tp
tradition, the Isthmhan fames were instituyeq in honiur of tre dead
Melicettes, whose body haf beei washxd ashpre at the Isthmus of Corinth.
It ia said thwt rhen this ha[pencd a famine fekl upon the Corinthians, and
an oracle derlared that the evil woyld not cease until uhe people pamd due
jbsequies to the remains of tye drowned Melicevtes and
ean, the Isthmian, and the Pythian--were funeral in of the Thus the Olympic been in honour of the great legendary who had a sacred precinct at where he was honoured above all the other heroes and received annually the of a black ram.(277) Once a year, too, all the lads of Peloponnese said have themselves his grave at Olympia, till the blood streamed down their backs as a libation to the hero.(278) Similarly at Roman funerals the women scratched faces till they bled the purpose, as Varro tells of the ghosts the of flowing blood.(279) So, among the aborigines of Australia mourners sometimes cut and hack themselves and allow the streaming blood to on the of their or the Among the eastern Torres Straits in like manner youths been initiated and girls who had attained to used to the lobes of their ears cut a mourning ceremony, and the flowing blood was to drip on the feet of the corpse as a mark of pity or sorrow; adults of both sexes patterns cut in flesh a shell that the fell on the dead body.(281) The similarity of these savage rites the Greek custom observed at the grave of Pelops suggests tomb not a mere but that it contained actual of the dead hero, have been German of In like manner the games are said to have celebrated in honour of was shewn at Nemea.(282) According to tradition, the games were instituted in honour of the Melicertes, whose body had been washed ashore at the Isthmus of Corinth. is said this happened a famine fell upon the Corinthians, an oracle declared that evil would not cease until the people paid due to remains of drowned Melicertes and
ean, the Isthmian, and
the PythiAn--were funeRal gaMes CelEbRateD in hOnour of the dead.(275) tHus
tHe Olympic games were suppOsed tO hAVe beEN fOundeD in honoUR oF
pEloPs,(276) ThE grEaT LeGendaRy hEro, who hAd a sacred pRecInCt at
Olympia, wHErE he was honoUreD above all the OthEr heroEs And REceivEd
aNnualLy the sACrificE of a black RaM.(277) once a yEAr, too, alL THe Lads
Of Peloponnese are sAId TO have lashed theMselveS oN HiS GRavE at olympia,
tilL tHe bloOD streamED dOWN TheIR backs as a libaTion to the dePArtEd
hero.(278) siMilARly at ROman fUnERalS the women scRatcHed their fAces
tiLL they blED for the PurposE, as varRo teLLs Us, Of pLeASinG ThE ghOSts
With the sIgHt Of the FlowING BLood.(279) so, tOo, amOng thE aborigines of
ausTralIA moUrnerS someTimeS cUt and Hack thEmselVeS and allow the
strEamiNg blood to DriP oN thE dEad boDY of theIr kInsMan or inTo the
grAVe.(280) AMoNG THe Eastern islanders of toRREs straits iN like mANnEr
YOuths who HaD laTely BEEn iniTiatED aNd girls wHo had aTTaInEd to pubErTy
used To HavE thE lobeS Of thEir earS cut as a mOurniNG ceremony, and thE
Flowing blood wAS aLLOwED to dRip On the feet of The cORpse As a mARk Of
pITy or sOrrow; MoREoVEr, young adults of both SeXes had PatteRns cut in
their Flesh with a SHARp shell sO thaT ThE Blood fell on the Dead
bOdy.(281) The simiLArity of tHese sAvage ritEs to the GrEEK custom
oBseRveD at The GRAvE of Pelops suggESTs thAt The tomb Was Not a merE
ceNotAph, But ThAt it contaIned the aCtUaL rEmAinS of thE Dead hero,
ThOugH tHesE have NOt been DiscoVereD bY tHE GeRman excAVaTORs of olYmPia.
IN liKe ManneR the nEmeAn games Are said to HavE Been CeLeBrated iN honour
of the dEaD Opheltes, wHoSe gRave waS SHewn at NeMea.(282) According to
tradition, THe IsthmIan Games Were InstituteD in Honour Of tHE dead
MElicerTes, whOsE boDY Had beEN WaSheD aShore at the iSThmUs of COrInth.
it is saiD that when this happeNEd a Famine fell upoN thE CorINThIanS, AnD
An oRaCLe dECLared that the eviL would not cEaSE uNtil the peoPLe pAiD due
obsEquies tO the rEMains of The drowneD MelicertEs And
ean, the Isthmian, and
the  Pythian-- werefun era lgame s ce lebrated in ho n ourof the dead.(275) Thus 
theOl y mpic ga mes w ere sup p os e d  to  h av e b ee n  f ounde d i n honou r of
Pelop s,( 27 6) the great le gendary he ro,  who had a s acr ed pre ci nct at
Ol ymp ia, w here h e  was h onoured a bo v e allt he othe r he roes  and received
ann u al l y the sacrific e of a  b l ac k ram .(2 77) Once a  y ear,t oo, all th e l ads of Peloponnes e are saidt o h ave la sh edt hemsel ves o nh isgrave at Ol ympi a,
till t he blo o d strea m ed down  their  ba cks  asa  l ib ati on tot he  de p art ed
hero. (2 78 ) Sim ilar l y a t Ro man  fun erals  the women sc rat ched the ir fa ces
t illth ey bl ed for  thepu rpose, as Varro  tel ls us, of  pl ea sin gthe g h osts
w ith  th e sight  of the flo wi n g bl ood.(279) So, too,  a m o ng  the abo rigine s  o fA ustralia  m our ners s ometi mesc ut  and hac k them s el ve s and a ll ow the 
s tre ami ng bl o od t o drip  on thedeadb ody of their k i nsman or into th e gr a ve.( 280 ) Among the  eas t ernisla n de rso f Tor res S tr a it s  in like manner
you th s whohad l ately been in itiated an d g irls who  had at t ained to puber ty
us ed to have the lobe s oftheir ea rs cut as a  mournin g c ere mon y,a n dthe
flowing b l o od w as  allowe d t o driponthe  fe etof  the corp se as ama rk  o fpit y ors orrow; m or eov er , y ounga dultsof bo th s ex es had  patter n sc u t in 
t he ir f les hwitha sh a rpshell s o that th e b l oodfe ll  on the  dead
body.(2 81 ) The simi la rit y of t h e se savag e rites to the Greek cu s tom
obs erv ed at  the  grave of  Pe lops s ugg e sts th at the  tomb  w asn o t a m e r ecen ot aph, but t h a t i t con ta ined  the ac tual remains of th e  de ad hero,
thou ghthes e ha ven ot bee nd isc o v ered by the Ger man excava to r sof Olympia . 
In  l ike man ner the  Neme a n games  are said  to havebe en c e l ebr ated in ho nour
ofthe deadO phelt e s,  whos e g rave w as  sh ewn a t Neme a .(2 82) A ccordi ng  to
tr aditi on , the Is thmian games were insti tutedin ho nou r of thedea d 
Me licertes,  who se body ha d b een  wash eda shore  att he  Is t hmusof C o rinth.
It is  sa i d  t hat when th i s hap pened  af aminefell  upon the Corinth i ans, and
an or acle d ecl are d  tha tthe evil would  no tc e ase unti lthe peoplepaid due 
o b sequi es tothe re mains o f th e  drown ed M eli certes an d
ean, the_Isthmian, and
the_Pythian--were funeral games celebrated_in honour_of_the dead.(275)_Thus
the_Olympic games were_supposed to have_been founded in honour_of
Pelops,(276) the great_legendary_hero, who had a sacred precinct at
Olympia, where he was honoured above all the_other_heroes and_received
annually_the_sacrifice of a black ram.(277)_Once a year, too, all_the lads
of_Peloponnese are said to have lashed themselves on_his_grave at Olympia,
till_the blood streamed down their backs as a libation_to the departed
hero.(278) Similarly at Roman_funerals the women_scratched_their_faces
till they bled for_the purpose, as Varro tells us,_of pleasing the ghosts
with the sight_of the flowing blood.(279) So, too, among_the aborigines of
Australia mourners sometimes cut_and hack themselves and allow_the
streaming blood_to drip on the dead_body of their_kinsman or_into the
grave.(280) Among_the eastern islanders of Torres Straits_in like manner
youths_who had lately been initiated and_girls_who had attained_to_puberty
used_to have_the lobes of_their_ears cut_as_a mourning ceremony, and the
flowing blood_was_allowed to drip on the feet of_the corpse as a_mark_of
pity or sorrow; moreover,_young adults of both sexes_had patterns cut in
their flesh with_a sharp_shell so_that the blood fell on the dead
body.(281) The similarity of these_savage rites to the Greek custom
observed_at the grave of_Pelops suggests_that_the tomb was_not_a mere
cenotaph,_but that it contained the actual remains_of the_dead hero,
though these have not been_discovered by the German_excavators_of Olympia.
In like manner the Nemean_games are said to have been_celebrated in honour
of the dead_Opheltes,_whose_grave was shewn at Nemea.(282)_According to
tradition, the Isthmian games were_instituted in honour_of the dead
Melicertes, whose body had been_washed_ashore at the Isthmus of Corinth.
It_is_said that when this happened a_famine_fell_upon the Corinthians, and
an oracle_declared that the evil would not_cease until the people paid due
obsequies to the remains_of the drowned_Melicertes and