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The Odes

The Odes

Pindar - Author

Cecil M. Bowra - Translator

Cecil M. Bowra - Introduction by

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ISBN 9780140442090 | 256 pages | 16 Dec 1982 | Penguin Classics | 5.07 x 7.79in | Adult
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The entire spectrum of Greek moral order, from earthly competition to fate and mythology, is covered in Pindar's Epinicia--choral songs extolling victories in the games at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and Corinth.
The Odes Preface
Introduction
Main Events in the Games

Pythian X
Pythian VI
Pythian XII
Olympian XIV
Pythian VII
Nemean II
Nemean V
Isthmian VI
Isthmian V
Isthmian VIII
Isthmians III-IV
Olympian XI
Olympian I
Nemean I
Olympian III
Olympian II
Pythian IX
Pythian III
Nemean III
Olympian X
Nemean IV
Nemean IX
Olympian VI
Olympian XII
Pythian I
‘What Pindar catches is the joy beyond ordinary emotions as it transcends and transforms them’ – C. M. Bowra in the introduction

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