The driving idea behind Pindar's art is to make such moments immortal through poetry - but for a poet to actually capture the moment also requires the skills of a seer; and for one to understand and translate its mute message, that of a philosopher - Pindar is all these things. https://twitter.com/vapidcontent/status/1028404347653246983 …
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Pythian 2 does it by admonishing the victor on his problematic proximity to the divine, while Pythian 4 creates an epic style which is a synthesis of Pindar and Homer to tell a long story which weaves together past, present & future around the history of the victor & his royalty.
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Olympian 1 is a mix of the characteristics found in Pythian 1 and 2, along with an introduction just as solemn as the first Pythian's, but its myths are perhaps more direct in their connection to Hiero, the victor.
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Sounds very interesting, I hope to get around to reading it.
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It's all available on http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/
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