The men around him did the same, but he did not talk with any of them. His mind was focussed on the fights-to-come, and so he ignored those whom he recognized, Ocnus among them. He also noticed Typhon destroying men on the boxing skamma, and wondered if the Gods would pit him against the Spartan.
"Omega!" the Hellanodikai yelled at the end of the second round, and Stefanos stood up to walk over to the skamma to skattered heckling from the crowd.
"It's the dancing man from Argos!" someone yelled.
"Let's see him against this one!" said another, and the crowd turned to see Stefanos' opponent.
"Stefanos of Argos versus Antipater of Macedon!" the judge yelled as a tall, thick man walked onto the sand opposite him.
Antipater was not overly muscled, but solid-looking. His ears were permanent
