Racecourse of Achilles
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The Racecourse of Achilles (Ancient Greek: Αχίλλειος δρόμος)[1] is a narrow strip of land north-west of Crimea and south of the mouth of the Dnieper in Ukraine, running nearly due west and cast.[2][3][4] It is now divided into two parts called Tendra Spit and Dzharylhach. According to ancient legends Achilles pursued Iphigenia to this peninsula and there practised for his races.
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The land was called Racecourse of Achilles because the hero celebrated his victory there with competitive games and also there he and his men routinely exercised when there was a respite from the fighting.[5][6]
The Leuke island in the Black Sea, modern Snake island, was also called racecourse of Achilles.[1][7]
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