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- Bacchylides (born c. 510 bc, Ceos [Cyclades, Greece]) was a Greek lyric poet, nephew of the poet Simonides and a younger contemporary of the Boeotian poet Pindar, with whom he competed in the composition of epinician poems (odes commissioned by victors at the major athletic festivals).
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Ode 1 For Argeius of Ceos Boys' Boxing Match (?) at the Isthmus Date unknown Ode 2 For Argeius of Ceos Boys' Boxing Match (?) at the Isthmus Date unknown Ode 3 For Hieron of Syracuse Chariot-Race at Olympia 468 B. C. Ode 4 For Hieron of Syracuse Chariot Race at Delphi 470 B. C. Ode 5 For Hieron of Syracuse Single-horse victory at Olympia 476 B. C. Ode 6 For Lachon of Ceos [Boys'] Foot Race at ...
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1 Ceos, off the coast of Attica; homeland of Bacchylides and...
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The Internet Classics Archive | Epinicians by Bacchylides. Epinicians. By Bacchylides. Translated by H. Maehler. This work is only provided via the Perseus Project at Tufts University. You may begin reading the English translation as well as the Greek version and a Greek version with morphological links .
A man whose spirit is whirled about by the lightest ambitions [180] has honor only as long as he lives. Excellence is a difficult struggle, but when the struggle is completed rightly it leaves a man, even when he dies, the enviable ornament of renown.
List of works by Bacchylides, part of the Internet Classics Archive
Bacchylides (/ b ə ˈ k ɪ l ɪ ˌ d iː z /; Greek: Βακχυλίδης Bakkhulides; c. 518 – c. 451 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets, which included his uncle Simonides. The elegance and polished style of his lyrics have been noted in Bacchylidean scholarship since at least ...
