“Kings of Sparta were my forefathers and my brothers. I Kyniska, victorious with a chario
“Kings of Sparta were my forefathers and my brothers. I Kyniska, victorious with a chariot of swift-footed horses, have erected this statue and declare I am the only woman in all of Hellas to have won this crown.”Kyniska was a spartan princess, first woman to win in the Olympic Games, still in the 4th century BC. The inscription above is the only thing left of her statue in Olympia. -- source link
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