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Testikles was an extremely enthusiastic | Testikles was an extremely enthusiastic, wine-loving, passionate, and skilled athlete even despite his propensity to be violent, unintelligent, and crude at the same time. It was his manner to rambunctiously bellow every single word he spoke and to get himself into brawls over the course of mundane errands, habits which were not helped by his alcoholism. Nevertheless, he still brought Sparta no small measure of glory from his past victories in [[Pankration]], so much so that even historians and sailors who travelled far and wide had heard his exploits and were awed by them. He was quite proud of his allegiance to Sparta, to the point where he gleefully shouted "SPARTA! WOO!" as he boarded the ''Adrestia''.<ref name="Training Days" /> | ||
His victories have mostly been to his brute strength than any measure of strategy or cunning, as in his own words, "Strategy is for people that don't hit hard enough". He was a highly impulsive and instinctive fighter, kicking an opponent in the head rather than wrestling them into submission because he "felt like it". He moreover harboured a a superstitious side to him, attributing a special brand of body oil to his victories, though he also stated that he merely enjoyed the sensation of being oiled.<ref name="Training Days" /> | His victories have mostly been to his brute strength than any measure of strategy or cunning, as in his own words, "Strategy is for people that don't hit hard enough". He was a highly impulsive and instinctive fighter, kicking an opponent in the head rather than wrestling them into submission because he "felt like it". He moreover harboured a a superstitious side to him, attributing a special brand of body oil to his victories, though he also stated that he merely enjoyed the sensation of being oiled.<ref name="Training Days" /> | ||
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Testikles (died c. 429 BCE) was a Spartan Olympic champion who represented his polis in the Olympic games during the 5th century BCE.
Biography
Around 429 BCE, Testikles met the exiled Spartan mercenary Kassandra after one of the two Kings of Sparta, Pausanias, ordered her to escort Testikles to the Olympic games in Elis as a condition for reclaiming Spartan citizenship for her family. At that time, he had been moved to an isolated island in Messenia for training in order to prevent any further incidents with his volatile temper, for he had previously assaulted five men and a bull while on a simple errand to buy fruit at the market.[1]
When Kassandra first found Testikles at his home, he was in a drunken stupor after having consumed several amphora's worth of wine, which he claimed was for training. It took some convincing before the athlete agreed to accompany the mercenary onboard her ship, the Adrestia, and journey to Elis.[1]
During the voyage, two members of the crew, Barnabas and Herodotos, were in awe of him and, delighted to be in the company of an Olympic champion, asking him to share stories of his past victories.[1]
Death
Upon arriving safely in Elis, Kassandra met with another friend, the Athenian socialite Alkibiades, who the still drunken Testikles promptly fell into a small row with. A freak accident followed this, when Testikles attempted to embrace Kassandra, only for the mercenary to evade him, which led to Testikles tripping on a bowl of fruit and falling off the and dock and into the sea. Either due to inability or drunkeness, Testikles was unable to swim and shortly drowned, before being attacked by a shark. While Barnabas and Herodotos expressed their shock and dismay at this tragic twist of fate, Alkibiades noted that Kassandra would have to take his place now.[1]
Personality
Testikles was an extremely enthusiastic, wine-loving, passionate, and skilled athlete even despite his propensity to be violent, unintelligent, and crude at the same time. It was his manner to rambunctiously bellow every single word he spoke and to get himself into brawls over the course of mundane errands, habits which were not helped by his alcoholism. Nevertheless, he still brought Sparta no small measure of glory from his past victories in Pankration, so much so that even historians and sailors who travelled far and wide had heard his exploits and were awed by them. He was quite proud of his allegiance to Sparta, to the point where he gleefully shouted "SPARTA! WOO!" as he boarded the Adrestia.[1]
His victories have mostly been to his brute strength than any measure of strategy or cunning, as in his own words, "Strategy is for people that don't hit hard enough". He was a highly impulsive and instinctive fighter, kicking an opponent in the head rather than wrestling them into submission because he "felt like it". He moreover harboured a a superstitious side to him, attributing a special brand of body oil to his victories, though he also stated that he merely enjoyed the sensation of being oiled.[1]
Trivia
- The name is derived from Latin word testis, meaning 'witness'.
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