I saw this interesting bit of info on the Epsom Methodists CC website. This is info we should know when proudly representing MCCC

The term Corinthian is derived from one of the four major races of ancient Greece (including the Spartans, Athenians and another one I can’t remember), each of which is said to have had defining characteristics. The Spartans were a violent warrior race, the Athenians where highly commercial, and the “other lot” were seafaring. By contrast the Corinthians had a particular moral code of chivalry, which stood them apart from the other races, and this has come to define to ethos underpinning the concept of amateur sport in the modern Olympic era. The term Corinthian is derived from one of the four major races of ancient Greece (including the Spartans, Athenians and another one I can’t remember), each of which is said to have had defining characteristics. The Spartans were a violent warrior race, the Athenians where highly commercial, and the “other lot” were seafaring. By contrast the Corinthians had a particular moral code of chivalry, which stood them apart from the other races, and this has come to define to ethos underpinning the concept of amateur sport in the modern Olympic era.