стр. 39. ...At the end, on a full moon night, a young boy, naked but for a garland of raisins ('staphulis'), sprinted away. He was allowed a head start, but then a group of older boys ('ephebes') came after him in a foot race ('dromos'). If they managed to overtake the boy, this was seen as a happy omen for the city (Sergent, 1984, p. 143). The first ephebe to catch up with him and bring him down possessed him on the spot...
