Isthmean

Books

• ιστημιαν 1 ΗΡΟΔΟΤῼ ΘΗΒΑΙῼ ΑΡΜΑΤΙ

  For Herodotus of Thebes, winner of the chariot race. A celebratory ode that praises Thebes alongside the victor.

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• ιστημιαν 2 ΞΕΝΟΚΡΑΤΕΙ ΑΚΡΑΓΑΝΤΙΝῼ ΑΡΜΑΤΙ

  For Xenocrates of Acragas, winner of the chariot race. The myth of the heroes of Thebes and the praise of loyal friendship.

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• ιστημιαν 3 ΜΕΛΙΣΣῼ ΘΗΒΑΙῼ ΙΠΠΟΙΣ

  For Melissus of Thebes, winner of the chariot race and pankration. A short ode celebrating the family's tenacity.

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• ιστημιαν 4 ΜΕΛΙΣΣῼ ΘΗΒΑΙῼ ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙῼ

  For Melissus of Thebes, winner of the pankration. The myth of Ajax and Heracles — and the consolation that fame outlasts the body.

  74 lines
• ιστημιαν 5 ΦΥΛΑΚΙΔΑι ΑΙΓΙΝΗΤΗι ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙῼ

  For Phylacidas of Aegina, winner of the pankration. The myth of the Aeacidae and the praise of Aegina's training tradition.

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• ιστημιαν 6 ΦΥΛΑΚΙΔΑι ΑΙΓΙΝΗΤΗι ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙῼ

  For Phylacidas of Aegina, winner of the boys' pankration. The myth of Heracles and the battle against the gods at Pylos.

  75 lines
• ιστημιαν 7 ΣΤΡΕΨΙΑΔΗι ΘΗΒΑΙῼ ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙῼ

  For Strepsiades of Thebes, winner of the pankration. The cost of glory — Strepsiades' uncle was killed in battle, and the ode mingles celebration with grief.

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• ιστημιαν 8 ΚΛΕΑΝΔΡῼ ΑΙΓΙΝΗΤΗι ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΙῼ

  For Cleandros of Aegina, winner of the pankration. The final Isthmean ode — brief, warm, and shadowed by the defeats of age.

  70 lines