Cynisca LbNA #66522 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Wisconsin Hiker  |
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| Plant date: | Feb 19, 2014 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Lake Forest |
| County: | Lake |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Dog Walkers |
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| Last found: | Nov 16, 2014 |
| Status: | FFFa |
| Last edited: | May 14, 2016 |
Last checked/found: 19-FEB-14
Location: newreD rwaM; there is a parking area at the intersection of enaL deewkwaH and eunevA leruaL
Distance: 1-1.5 miles
Terrain: level unpaved trail winding through woods and meadow
This box was planted for the SILO #8 – Exploring Antiquity (BC) event AND to honor the end of the 2014 Winter Olympics on 23-FEB-14.
Cynisca was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games and is frequently used as a symbolic figure of the social rise of woman.
To see her entry into the games, head east along leruaL until you come to an intersection with private roads. Start your journey to the Olympic stadium on the trail that is just east of the private road, heading south.
Cynisca is said to have been a tomboy, an expert equestrian and very wealthy - the perfect qualifications for a successful trainer. She was exceedingly ambitious to succeed at the Olympic Games and was the first woman to breed horses and win an Olympic victory.
You’ll pass by a resting spot on the trail and some fallen Greek columns. When you reach a decision point you will know the right way to go and then what was right the first time should be as good as gold a second time.
While most women in the ancient Greek world were kept in seclusion and forbidden to learn any kind of skills in sports, riding or hunting, Spartan women by contrast were brought up from girlhood to excel at these things so as to produce strong children, by going through early training similar to that of their brothers.
Hopefully you still have a strong form as you stay on the main path, skirting the trees and ignoring any stray paths that may try to divert you. When you reach a T near some shrubbery festooned with small golden ribbons, head left. Pass a rotund column on the right near an aqueduct and travel across several wooden walkways as you follow the water course. Stop when you see a charred spire ahead to the left and take the trail heading east between the spire and a metal orb on the ground.
The ancient Olympic Games were almost entirely male-only and women were forbidden even to set foot in the main stadium at Olympia, where running events and combat sports were held. Women were allowed to enter only the equestrian events, not by running but by owning and training the horses. Cynisca employed men and entered her team at the Olympics, where it won in the four-horse chariot racing twice, in 396 BC and again in 392 BC.
You are nearing the main event, so ascend a tiny hill and veer north. You will see several trees bowing in homage to Cynisca on your left. Go to the one that has fallen to his knees and look within his middle section to find her prize winning entry into the Games. It is easiest to access from the north side. Please replace them in their stall carefully so they stay elevated on their victory podium.
Cynisca was honored by having a bronze statue of a chariot and horses, a charioteer and a statue of herself in the Temple of Zeus in Olympia and an inscription written declaring that she was the only female to win the wreath in the chariot events at the Olympic Games.
Hopefully you now also feel like a winner and are ready to head back to your own chariot. Continue north on the path, and shortly after you pass some evergreens, head northeast on a path that skirts a meadow. You’ll pass a few more resting spots along the way. Take a right at a T, and then ignore any side trails. When you reach a large fallen column cut into lengths, take the trail to the right and you will soon be back to familiar territory.
Please send us an email to let us know how this historic woman is faring if you pay her a visit.
Hike length: 1-2 miles
Location: newreD rwaM; there is a parking area at the intersection of enaL deewkwaH and eunevA leruaL
Distance: 1-1.5 miles
Terrain: level unpaved trail winding through woods and meadow
This box was planted for the SILO #8 – Exploring Antiquity (BC) event AND to honor the end of the 2014 Winter Olympics on 23-FEB-14.
Cynisca was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games and is frequently used as a symbolic figure of the social rise of woman.
To see her entry into the games, head east along leruaL until you come to an intersection with private roads. Start your journey to the Olympic stadium on the trail that is just east of the private road, heading south.
Cynisca is said to have been a tomboy, an expert equestrian and very wealthy - the perfect qualifications for a successful trainer. She was exceedingly ambitious to succeed at the Olympic Games and was the first woman to breed horses and win an Olympic victory.
You’ll pass by a resting spot on the trail and some fallen Greek columns. When you reach a decision point you will know the right way to go and then what was right the first time should be as good as gold a second time.
While most women in the ancient Greek world were kept in seclusion and forbidden to learn any kind of skills in sports, riding or hunting, Spartan women by contrast were brought up from girlhood to excel at these things so as to produce strong children, by going through early training similar to that of their brothers.
Hopefully you still have a strong form as you stay on the main path, skirting the trees and ignoring any stray paths that may try to divert you. When you reach a T near some shrubbery festooned with small golden ribbons, head left. Pass a rotund column on the right near an aqueduct and travel across several wooden walkways as you follow the water course. Stop when you see a charred spire ahead to the left and take the trail heading east between the spire and a metal orb on the ground.
The ancient Olympic Games were almost entirely male-only and women were forbidden even to set foot in the main stadium at Olympia, where running events and combat sports were held. Women were allowed to enter only the equestrian events, not by running but by owning and training the horses. Cynisca employed men and entered her team at the Olympics, where it won in the four-horse chariot racing twice, in 396 BC and again in 392 BC.
You are nearing the main event, so ascend a tiny hill and veer north. You will see several trees bowing in homage to Cynisca on your left. Go to the one that has fallen to his knees and look within his middle section to find her prize winning entry into the Games. It is easiest to access from the north side. Please replace them in their stall carefully so they stay elevated on their victory podium.
Cynisca was honored by having a bronze statue of a chariot and horses, a charioteer and a statue of herself in the Temple of Zeus in Olympia and an inscription written declaring that she was the only female to win the wreath in the chariot events at the Olympic Games.
Hopefully you now also feel like a winner and are ready to head back to your own chariot. Continue north on the path, and shortly after you pass some evergreens, head northeast on a path that skirts a meadow. You’ll pass a few more resting spots along the way. Take a right at a T, and then ignore any side trails. When you reach a large fallen column cut into lengths, take the trail to the right and you will soon be back to familiar territory.
Please send us an email to let us know how this historic woman is faring if you pay her a visit.
Hike length: 1-2 miles