The Iliad has the hero Ajax (the smaller one - there are two of that name) going base over apex into dung while in the sprint at the funeral games of Patroclus. That's treated as comedy.
caramba said: The Iliad has the hero Ajax (the smaller one - there are two of that name) going base over apex into dung while in the sprint at the funeral games of Patroclus. That's treated as comedy.