Pherenike (whose name means “she who brings victory”) probably competed in the Heraean Games when she was younger and cheered on her brothers. Once she was married, she may have presided over the Heraean Games and then would have had to return home to Rhodes or, perhaps, only to Elis...
sports. Some of these, such as horsemanship and hunting, always remained more or less the privilege of an aristocratic and wealthy elite; however, the various branches of athletics, originally reserved for the sons of the great families, became more and more widely practiced....