Bacchylides Epinicians
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Bacchylides

Epinicians

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Victory odes for athletic champions, a contemporary and rival of Pindar. Bacchylides' style is more narrative and accessible — his account of Theseus' dive to the sea-floor is vivid poetry.

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  • Ode 1 Ἀργεῖῳ Κεῖῳ Παιδί Πύκτῃ Ἴσθμια

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 2 Τῷ Αὐτῷ

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    14 lines
  • Ode 3 Ἱέρωνι Συρακοσίῳ Ἵπποις Ὀλύμπια.

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    98 lines
  • Ode 4 Τῷ Αὐτῷ Ἵπποις Πύθια.

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    20 lines
  • Ode 5 Τῷ Αὐτῷ Κέλητι Ολύμπια.

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    200 lines
  • Ode 6 Λάχωνι Κεῖῳ Παιδί Σταδίει Ολύμπια

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 7 Τῷ Αὐτῷ

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    11 lines
  • Ode 8 Λιπαρίωνι Κεῖῳ

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 9 Ἀυτομήδει Φλειάσιῳ Πεντάθλῳ Νέμεα

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 10 Ἀγλαῷ (?) Ἀθηναίῳ Δρομεῖ Ἰσθμια

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    56 lines
  • Ode 11 Ἀλεχιδάμῳ Μεταποντινῷ Παιδί ΠαλαιστῇΠύθια

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

    126 lines
  • Ode 12 Τεισίᾳ Ἀιγινήτῃι Παλαιστῇ Νέμεα

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 13 Πυθέᾳ Αιγινήτῃ Παγκρατιαστῇ Νέμεα

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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  • Ode 14 Κλεοπτολέμῳ Θεσσαλῷ Ἵπποις Πετραῖα

    Bacchylides celebrates an athletic victor with the lyre poetry of victory, weaving mythological narrative through praise of the champion and his city.

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