| Term |
Definition |
| Altis |
grove |
| Athlete |
one who competes for a prize |
| Athlon |
prize |
| Athlos |
contest |
| Dekadrachm |
ten drachmai |
| Diaulos |
a foot race equal to two lengths of the stadion |
| Dolichos |
a distance race varying from place to place, generally 12 to 24 lengths of the stadion (ca. 1.5 to 3 miles)
|
| Drachma |
standard of Greek currency, meaning literally "a handful of spits" |
| Dromos |
running place or racecourse |
| Gymnasion |
place of naked people |
| Halteres |
jumping weights |
| Hellanodikai |
greek judges |
| Himantes |
boxing glove |
| Himantes |
boxing gloves |
| Hippodromos |
racecourse for horses |
| Hoplite |
armed soldier |
| Hoplitodromos |
race in armor
|
| Keles |
horse race |
| Nike |
victory; goddess of victory |
| Palaestra |
place of wrestling |
| Pale |
wrestling |
| Pankration |
an athletic event combining aspects of wrestling and boxing |
| Pantheon |
all the gods |
| Pentathlon |
five contests (discus, javelin, long jump, wrestling, and foot race) |
| Peplos |
a loose outer robe worn by women in ancient Greece |
| Periodonikes |
circuit victor |
| Pugme |
boxing |
| Stadion |
a linear distance equal to 600 feet; a foot race 600 feet long; place of athletic contests, literally "the standing place" |
| Tethrippon |
four-horse chariot |
| Tetradrachm |
four drachmai |