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About Pindar

The Odes
Pindar - Author
Cecil M. Bowra - Translator
Cecil M. Bowra - Introduction by
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Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780140442090 | 16 Dec 1982 | Penguin Classic | Adult
The Odes
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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