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πένταθλον

πένταθλον, the contest of the five exercises

πένταθλ-ον, Lyr. and Ion. πεντάεθλον, τό,
  • contest of the five exercises (viz. ἅλμα, ποδωκείην, δίσκον, ἄκοντα, πάλην, Simon. 153), Pi. O. 13.30, N. 7.8, B. 8.104, etc.; πεντάεθλον ἐπασκέειν or ἀσκέειν Hdt. 6.92, 9.33; πένταθλʼ ἃ νομίζεται is corrupt in S. El. 691; cf. πέμπαθλον.

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