1586 Pindar Ancient Greek Victory Odes Olympic Games Mythology Epinikion Greece

Pindar was a 5^th-century BC Ancient Greek poet who is remembered for his poetic odes. These odes were written in honor of victors and champions of athletic games and contests. He grouped these odes into four distinct groups of games – Olympian, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian Games.  These odes praised foot-races, chariot-races, wrestling matches, horse-races, and even flute-playing. Each of these odes begins with some sort of homage to a Greek god or Muse and then aligns the athletic champion with a mythological god or hero – quite the praise!

This late 16^th-century printing was published by Henri Estienne in Geneva in 1586. This edition is the only edition to contain the notes and commentary of Isaac Casaubon, Estienne’s son-in-law.

Item number: #2781

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PINDARUS

Pindari Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia : caeterorum octo lyricorum carmina, Alcaei, anacreontis, Sapphvs, Bacchylidis, Stesichori, Simonidis, Ibyci, Alcmanis, nonnulla etiam aliorum.

[Genevae] : Apud Henricum Stephanum, 1586.

Details:

·        Collation complete with all pages: 414, [2]; 300, [5]

o   Signatures: Pt. l. a-z, Aa-Cc⁸(Cc⁸ blank); Pt. 2. A-T⁸

o   Part 2 has separate title: “Carminvm poetarum novem, lyricae poeseos principum, fragmenta ... Nonnulla etiam aliorum. Cum Latina interpretatione, partim soluta oratione, partim carmine.”

·       Language: Latin & Greek parallel

·       Binding: Leather; tight & secure

·       Size: ~4.75in X 2.5in (12.5cm x 6.5cm)

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