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LCL · Greek

Olympian Odes. Pythian Odes

by Pindar

Choral odes celebrating victors at the Olympic and Pythian games, the summit of Greek lyric.

The Edition

Original language
Greek
Translated by
William H. Race

Publication

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Series
Loeb Classical Library (LCL)
Series volume
56
Date published
1997-04-15
Print status
In print

The Physical Book

Binding
Hardcover
Dust jacket
Yes
Total pages
416 pages
ISBN-13
9780674995642

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Contents

  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • OLYMPIAN ODES
    • 1. FOR HIERON OF SYRACUSE (WINNER, SINGLE-HORSE RACE, 476 BC)
    • 2. FOR THERON OF ACRAGAS (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 476 BC)
    • 3. FOR THERON OF ACRAGAS (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 476 BC)
    • 4. FOR PSAUMIS OF CAMARINA (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 452 BC)
    • 5. FOR PSAUMIS OF CAMARINA (WINNER, MULE RACE, 448 BC)
    • 6. FOR HAGESIAS OF SYRACUSE (WINNER, MULE RACE, 472/468 BC)
    • 7. FOR DIAGORAS OF RHODES (WINNER, BOXING, 464 BC)
    • 8. FOR ALCIMEDON OF AIGINA (WINNER, BOYS' WRESTLING, 460 BC)
    • 9. FOR EPHARMOSTUS OF OPUS (WINNER, WRESTLING, 468 BC)
    • 10. FOR HAGESIDAMUS OF WESTERN LOCRI (WINNER, BOYS' WRESTLING, 476 BC)
    • 11. FOR HAGESIDAMUS OF WESTERN LOCRI (WINNER, BOYS' BOXING, 476 BC)
    • 12. FOR ERGOTELES OF HIMERA (WINNER, DOLICHOS, 466 BC)
    • 13. FOR XENOPHON OF CORINTH (WINNER, STADION AND PENTATHLON, 464 BC)
    • 14. FOR ASOPICHUS OF ORCHOMENUS (WINNER, STADION)
  • PYTHIAN ODES
    • 1. FOR HIERON OF AITNA (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 470 BC)
    • 2. FOR HIERON OF SYRACUSE (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE)
    • 3. FOR HIERON OF SYRACUSE (WINNER, SINGLE-HORSE RACE)
    • 4. FOR ARCESILAS OF CYRENE (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 462 BC)
    • 5. FOR ARCESILAS OF CYRENE (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 462 BC)
    • 6. FOR XENOCRATES OF ACRAGAS (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 490 BC)
    • 7. FOR MEGACLES OF ATHENS (WINNER, CHARIOT RACE, 486 BC)
    • 8. FOR ARISTOMENES OF AIGINA (WINNER, WRESTLING, 446 BC)
    • 9. FOR TELESICRATES OF CYRENE (WINNER, RACE IN ARMOR, 474 BC)
    • 10. FOR HIPPOCLEAS OF THESSALY (WINNER, BOYS' DIAULOS, 498 BC)
    • 11. FOR THRASYDAEUS OF THEBES (WINNER, BOYS' STADION)
    • 12. FOR MIDAS OF ACRAGAS (WINNER, PIPE PLAYING, 490 BC)
  • APPENDIX: GENEALOGIES