They added one day in four years to their faulty year; Iphitus celebrated this change by the institution of the Olympiads.
That bow had been given to him by a hero named Iphitus long ago.
Iphitus, on the other hand, was seeking horses; for twelve mares had been lost, which had as foals twelve hardy mules.
Iphitus instituted there the Olympic games, because the Eleians were a sacred people.
To Iphitus Ulysses gave a sharp-edged sword and a stout spear, as the beginning of a loving friendship.