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Greek Mythology and Religion

The Odes of Pindar

by Pindar · John Sandys (trans.)

The victory odes of the Theban lyric poet, composed for winners at the Panhellenic games. They are rich in myth; the fourth Pythian ode is the earliest complete telling of the Argonaut story and the first Olympian retells the tale of Pelops.

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