The Sportsman Author:Xenophon Xenophon was a Greek who admired and studied with Socrates. He marched with the Spartans and later was exiled from Athens. He wrote about the history of his times, the sayings of Socrates and about life in Greece. The Sportsman: On Hunting, A Sportsman's Manual, Commonly Called Cynegeticus is a manual on hunting hares, deer and wild boar, inc... more »luding the topics of dogs, and the benefits of hunting for the young. Xenophon begins, "To the gods themselves is due the discovery, to Apollo and Artemis, patrons of the chase and protectors of the hound. As a guerdon they bestowed it upon Cheiron, by reason of his uprightness, and he took it and was glad, and turned the gift to good account. At his feet sat many a disciple, to whom he taught the mystery of hunting and of chivalry."« less