Pancratium
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Pancratium may be:
- PankrationPankrationPankration was a martial art introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but without any rules. The term comes from the Greek , literally meaning "all powers" from "all" + "strength, power". Spartans were taught to use this ancient...
, a sport or martial art introduced in the Olympic games in 648 BC, and its modern version - Pancratium (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae