Thinking today about ancient creative contests, and how the prize in Ancient Greece was once a tripod.
This was before coins were common, and it was *so* much more useful than the statues given out today.
Why, with a good metal tripod you had a place to hang a cooking instrument over a nice fire!
Who wouldn't scrap for top prize as a poet or playwright, with something that useful on the line?
(We've fallen a long way with awards contests ever since. π)