Pythian games
event · 4 works · 4 mentions · 4 anchored passages
common festival of the Greeks
in the texts
Against Ctesiphon
Upcoming games at which the Greek world will judge Athens' political signal.
A few days hence the Pythian games are to be celebrated and the synod of Hellas assembled.
On the False Embassy
Traditional Greek festival from which Athens withholds representation in protest.
While you who are here and all other Athenians regarded the treatment of the Phocians as scandalous and outrageous, insomuch that you would not send any member of council or any judge to represent you at the Pythian games, but relinquished that time-honored delegation, Aeschines attended the service of thanksgiving which the Thebans and Philip held to celebrate their victory and their political su …
On the Peace
The games at Delphi whose presidency is presented as a summit of Philip's ambition.
I only know this, that Philip was less interested in those towns than desirous to secure the pass, to win for himself the credit of finishing off the Sacred War, and to preside at the Pythian games.
Third Philippic
A common Greek festival whose administration Philip controls.
Not content with the destruction of cities, is he not organizing the Pythian games, the common festival of the Greeks, and if he cannot be present in person, sending his menials to act as stewards?