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Golden Thigh
Pythagoras is said to have had a golden thigh, which he showed
to Abaris, the Hyperborean priest, and exhibited in the Olympic games.
Pelops, we are told, had an ivory shoulder. Nuad had a silver hand (see Silver Hand), but this was artificial.
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