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Pindar (/ ˈ p ɪ n d ər /; Ancient Greek: Πίνδαρος Pindaros; Latin: Pindarus; c. 518 BC – c. 438 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes.Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved.
Phocylides gnomic poet of Miletus, contemporary of Theognis of Megara, born about 560 BC. Phrynichus (comic poet), poet of the Old Attic comedy and contemporary of Aristophanes, flourished around 429 BC. Phrynichus (tragic poet) Philyllius, Athenian comic poet; Pindar (c. 522 BC – c. 443 BC) Plato (comic poet) (fl. c. 400 BC)
Pindar of Thebes (choral lyric, 5th century BC) In most Greek sources the word melikos (from melos, "song") is used to refer to these poets, but the variant lyrikos (from lyra, "lyre") became the regular form in both Latin (as lyricus) and in modern languages. The ancient scholars defined the genre on the basis of the musical accompaniment, not ...
Pindar's stay in Sicily has been assigned to 476 and 475 BC, and 472 is consistent with the poet's presence in Thebes. [1] 468 is proposed by Boeckh. [1] "Aetnaean Zeus" in line 96 may imply a reference to the founding of Aetna in 476, and is consistent with either of the above dates. [1]
The poet prays that the Muses may inspire him to sing the three victories already won by Epharmostus and his friend at the Isthmus and at Nemea, and by Epharmostus alone at Nemea and elsewhere (80–99). [5] That which comes by Nature and is the gift of God is the best; men's pursuits are very various, and all men have not the same training. [5]
Tenerus was a priest and prophet of Apollo, and had an oracle at the Ismenion, the Temple of Apollo at Thebes. [4] The late 6th–early 5th century BC Theban poet Pindar , called Tenerus "the temple tending seer", [ 5 ] and referred to him as "mighty Tenerus, chosen prophet of oracles", to whom Apollo entrusted the city of Thebes, "because of ...
Philip was content to deprive Thebes of its dominion over Boeotia; but an unsuccessful revolt in 335 BC against his son Alexander the Great while he was campaigning in the north was punished by Alexander and his Greek allies with the destruction of the city (except, according to tradition, the house of the poet Pindar and the temples), and its ...
Of the 45 poems composed by the Theban poet Pindar in honor of winners at the Panhellenic games, 12 were called Pythionikoi, since they were composed for winners at the Pythian Games. In those poems, Pindar praises not only the victors, but also their families, as well as the aristocratic and athletic ideals of the late archaic period.