Note 74 — Chapter IV · THE AGE OF ATHLETIC FESTIVALS, SIXTH CENTURY B.C.

The existence of such rivalry is suggested by the quarrel recorded by Pausanias v. 2, 3, with regard to the colossal statue set up by Cypselus at Olympia, and in the account given by Herodotus ix. 81 of the distribution of the Persian spoils. A statue of Zeus 10 cubits high is set up at Olympia, while that of Poseidon at the Isthmus is only 7 cubits high. So Pindar, Ol. xiii. 25, prays that Zeus may not be jealous if he sings the praise of Corinth.