Icarius of Hyperesia

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Icarius of Hyperesia was an ancient Greek athlete listed by Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race of the 23rd Olympiad (688 BC). After Oebotas of Dyme he was the second runner from Achaea to win at the Olympic Games.[1] Pausanias refers to him as Ikaros.[2]

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  1. ^ Eusebius of Caesarea, Chronicle [1].
  2. ^ Pausanias, 4,15,1.

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