Ladas

Lādas, ae, m., = Λάδας,

• a runner of Alexander the Great, whose name became a proverb for swiftness, Sol. 1, § 96; Mart. 10, 100, 5; 2, 86, 8; Cat. 55, 25; Auct. Her. 4, 3, 4; Sen. Ep. 85, 4: pauper locupletem optare podagram Ne dubitet Ladas, Juv. 13, 97.

Lādās, ae, Akk. ān, m. (Λάδας), ein Lakonier, Olympiasieger im Dolichos (Wettlauf von siebenmal 20 Stadien), dessen Behendigkeit im Altertum sprichwörtlich geworden war, Solin. 1, 96. Cornif. rhet. 4, 4. Catull. 55, 25. Mart. 2, 86, 8. Iuven. 13, 97.

Lādās, (14) æ, m. (Λάδας), célèbre coureur du temps dʼAlexandre : Her. 4, 4 ; Catul. 58a, 3 ; Mart. 10, 100, 5 ; Sen. Ep. 85, 4.

Ladas

(Λάδας). A swift runner of Laconia, whose speed became proverbial. There were statues to him in Argos and Arcadia (Pausan. ii. 19, 7; Catull. lv. 25; Juv.xiii. 97).

Ladas Ladas, a Laconian runner

• victorious at Olympia: Paus. 3.21.1
• his tomb: Paus. 3.21.1
• his stadium: Paus. 8.12.5
• his statue: Paus. 2.19.7

Ladas(2), an Achaean runner

• born at Aegium, victorious at Olympia: Paus. 3.21.1, Paus. 10.23.14