To get stronger, he started lifting a baby cow everyday n gradually as the cow got bigger n bigger he got stronger n at the end he was able to pick up a whole cow. n e idea who this mythological god was or it might not even b a god but someone from a roman myth
2007-01-23 15:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by Steakknife 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
He was not a god, but a heroic figure, Milo of Croton by name. He appears to have been an actual person: his name appears in lists of Olympic Games champions.
Croton (Latin: Crotona) is in southern Italy, and is named Crotone today.
2007-01-23 15:35:39 · answer #1 · answered by BroadwayPhil 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was the most famous of Greek athletes in Antiquity.
Ancient sources report he would show off his strength by holding his arm out, with fingers outstretched, and no man could even bend his little finger.
Another legend has it that he would train in the off years by carrying a newborn calf on his back every day until the Olympics took place. By the time the events were to take place, he was carrying a four year old cow on his back.
2007-01-23 16:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milo Of Croton....He was a hero, not a God.
[miyloh, meeloh] (6th-c BC) Legendary Greek wrestler from the Greek colony of Croton in S Italy. He won the wrestling contest at five successive Olympic Games, and swept the board at all other festivals. A man of huge stature, he boasted that no one had ever brought him to his knees. It is said that he carried a live ox upon his shoulders through the stadium at Olympia, then ate it all in a single day. He played a leading part in the military defeat of Sybaris in 511 BC. Tradition has it that in his old age he tried to split a tree, which closed upon his hands and held him there until he was devoured by wolves.
2007-01-23 16:02:10 · answer #3 · answered by jayden 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like Hercules.
2007-01-23 15:23:36 · answer #4 · answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reminds me of Heracles... I recall mention of a fence, and the cow or horse being lifted over the fence...
2007-01-23 19:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Invisible_Flags 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking it was a horse, and not Roman, but Welsh.
I know it wasn't Hercules, because he was strong from birth.
Sorry I cant help you more.
2007-01-23 15:35:02 · answer #6 · answered by TiGeR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was Hercules... May have been a horse...?
2007-01-23 15:28:04 · answer #7 · answered by Tirant 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋