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The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths and are also a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Verity's lucid translations are complemented by ins...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Online Access: | Available via EBSCO eBook Collection |
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| Summary: | The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths and are also a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Verity's lucid translations are complemented by insights into competition, myth, and meaning. - ;'we can speak of no greater contest than Olympia'. The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. He celebrated the victories of athletes competing in foot races, horse races, boxing, wres. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 186 pages). |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii-xxvii). |
| ISBN: | 0191517178 9780191517174 9786611146832 6611146830 1281146838 9781281146830 0192805533 9780192805539 |