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Cynisca

Cynisca (/sɪˈnɪskə/; or Kyniska, Greek: Κυνίσκα; born c. 440 BC) was a wealthy Spartan princess. She is famous for being the first woman to win at the Olympic Games. Cynisca first entered the Olympics in 396 BC, where she won first prize competing with a team of horses she had trained herself. In 392 BC, Cynisca entered her horses in the Olympics for a…

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Ancient GreekArchidamus IIEupoliaAgis IIAgesilaus II
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LacedaemoniansEuryleonisBerenikePosidippusGreek Anthology
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Olympic Games

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olympic women greek bc games spartan horses also woman olympics ancient chariot victory first sparta cynisca's agesilaus pausanias female victories

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riding or huntinginstance ofCultural contextWhile most women in the ancient Greek world were kept in seclusion and forbidden to pursue athletic activities0.80text
Spartan women of the elite spartiate class were trained to excel in sportsinstance ofCultural contextWhile most women in the ancient Greek world were kept in seclusion and forbidden to pursue athletic activities0.80text
the locations of her dedicationsinstance ofCynisca's cultural impactBased on archaeological evidence0.80text
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as well as the speculation of modern scholarsinstance ofCynisca's cultural impactBased on archaeological evidence0.80text
Cynisca's win at the Olympics likely had a great impact on women across the Greek worldinstance ofCynisca's cultural impactBased on archaeological evidence0.80text
not only her fellow Lacedaemoniansinstance ofCynisca's cultural impactBased on archaeological evidence0.80text
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Cyniscahas impactOlympics0.60section
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Cyniscahas impactLacedaemonians0.60section

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