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HesiodHesiod, detail of a mosaic by Monnus, 3rd century; in the Rhenish State Museum, Trier, Germany.
The funeral games of Amphidamas were held at Chalcis on the island of Euboea. It was at these games that the Greek poet Hesiod participated in a contest of songs.1
