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Pindar
Pindar wrote odes for the vistors of panhellenic games and was himself one of the most celebrated poets in ancient Greece.
The 1st Olympian Ode of Pindar
Read an English translation of Pindar's 1st Olympian Ode written to honor the Olympic victor Hieron of Syracuse.
Pindar
Pindar was the greatest Greek lyric poet.
Pindar's Odes Commentary
A list of commentaries on each of Pindar's Pythian and Olympian Odes.
Aetiology of the Olympic Games
Gregory Nagy's interpretation of Pindar's explanation of the origins of the Olympic games.
Background Notes on Pindar
Pindar was commissioned to write poems. His commissioned poems on victors of panhellenic games (epinician odes) contained praise, moral maxims, mythic exemplum, and a prayer for future success.
Perseus Encyclopedia - Pindar
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