Aegles

Aegles (Ancient Greek: Αίγλης) was a Samian athlete, who was mute. He recovered his voice when he made an effort on one occasion to express his indignation at an attempt to impose upon him in a public contest.[1][2][3]

References

Gell., v. 9
Valerius Maximus, i. 8, ext. 4
Smith, William (1867), "Aegles", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 27, archived from the original on 2007-09-06, retrieved 2007-10-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Gell., v. 9

[2] Valerius Maximus, i. 8, ext. 4

[3] Smith, William (1867), "Aegles", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 27, archived from the original on 2007-09-06, retrieved 2007-10-19{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)