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Pindar (/ ˈ p ɪ n d ər /; Ancient Greek: Πίνδαρος Pindaros; Latin: Pindarus; c. 518 BC – c. 438 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes.Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved.
The ode begins with a priamel, where the rival distinctions of water and gold are introduced as a foil to the true prize, the celebration of victory in song. [7] Ring-composed, [8] Pindar returns in the final lines to the mutual dependency of victory and poetry, where "song needs deeds to celebrate, and success needs songs to make the areta last". [9]
The lyric poets Sappho, Alcaeus, and Pindar were highly influential during the early development of the Greek poetic tradition. Aeschylus is the earliest Greek tragic playwright for whom any plays have survived complete. Sophocles is famous for his tragedies about Oedipus, particularly Oedipus the King and Antigone.
The term is derived from the name of a Greek archaic poet, Pindar, but is based on a misconception since Pindar's odes were in fact very formal, obeying a triadic structure, in which the form of the first stanza (strophe) was repeated in the second stanza (antistrophe), followed by a third stanza (epode) that introduced variations but whose ...
Olympian 2, 'For Theron of Acragas', is an ode by the 5th century BC Greek poet Pindar. [1] Background. Under Theron and his brother Xenocrates, ...
Olympian 13, 'For Xenophon of Corinth', is an ode by the 5th century BC Greek poet Pindar. [1] Background. Silver stater of Corinth, 478–458 BC. Pegasus.
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Olympian 9, 'For Epharmostus of Opus', is an ode by the 5th century BC Greek poet Pindar. [1] Background. Coin of Opus. Aias Oiliades.