Theagenes of Thasos

As he grew up he became distinguished in every kind of athletic contest, and gained numerous victories at the Olympian, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games.

Thomas Green claims that in the course of winning 1,406 boxing matches, Theagenes killed "most of his opponents".

A man in Thasos had a grudge against Theagenes for his victories, and scourged the statue by way of revenge.

The statue was put on trial for murder, found guilty, and exiled by being thrown into the sea.

The crew of a fishing vessel caught the statue in a net and brought it to shore so it could be returned to its original site.