Question

hermonax son of dionysios, citizen of kyzikos, together with his daughters, antheis and delphis, dedicates this to pythian apollo on behalf of his daughters who held the same citizenship. for tryphosa, who won the pythian games when antigonos and kleomachos were agonothetae, and the following isthmian games when loukentios proklos was agonothetes, in the stadion, first of the virgins. for hedaea, who won the chariot race in armor at the isthmian games when cornelius pulcher was agonothetes, and the stadion at the nemean games when antigonos was agonothetes and at sikyon when menoitas was agonothetes. she also won the kithara - singing in the boys category at the sebasteia in athens when nikias son of philinos was agonothetes. for dionysia, who won the isthmian games when antigonos was agonothetes and the games of asklepios at sacred epidauros when nikoteles was agonothetes, in the stadion. this first - century inscriptions (iag 63) proves that... girls could compete in a range of athletic as well as artistic events by this time girls went to the games to hunt for good husbands; his daughters all succeeded girls were restricted to musical events, just as they had been in the hellenistic period girls were often caught cheating in the games

Explanation:

The inscriptions mention various girls winning different events like athletic (chariot - race, stadion) and artistic (kithara - singing) events. This shows that girls could compete in a range of such events by the first - century. There is no mention of girls hunting for husbands, being restricted to musical events only, or cheating in the games.

Answer:

girls could compete in a range of athletic as well as artistic events by this time