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    Olympian Odes

    Olympian 1 IERÔNI SURAKOUSIÔi KELÊTI

    ariston men hudôr*, ho de chrusos aithomenon pur*+
    hate diaprepei nukti meganoros* exocha ploutou:
    ei d' aethla garuen*
    eldeai, philon êtor,
    5
    mêketh' haliou skopei
    [10] allo thalpnoteron en hamerai* phaennon astron erêmas* di' aitheros*,
    mêd' Olumpias agôna pherteron audasomen*+:
    hothen ho poluphatos humnos amphiballetai*
    sophôn* mêtiessi, keladein*
    10
    Kronou* paid' es aphnean hikomenous*
    makairan Hierônos hestian,
    themisteion hos amphepei skapton* en polumalôi*
    [20] Sikeliai, drepôn* men koruphas aretan apo pasan,
    aglaïzetai de kai
    15
    mousikas en aôtôi*,
    hoia* paizomen philan
    andres amphi thama trapezan. alla* Dôrian apo phorminga* passalou
    lamban', ei ti toi Pisas te kai Pherenikou* charis*
    [30] noon hupo glukutatais ethêke phrontisin*,
    20
    hote par' Alpheôi* suto, demas*
    akentêton en dromoisi parechôn*,
    kratei de prosemixe* despotan,
    Surakosion hippocharman* basilêa. lampei de hoi kleos*
    en euanori Ludou Pelopos apoikiai*:
    25
    tou* megasthenês erassato gaiaochos
    [40] Poseidan, epei* nin katharou lebêtos*++ exele Klôthô
    elephanti phaidimon ômon kekadmenon*.
    ê thaumata+ polla+, kai pou ti kai brotôn+ phatis* huper ton alathê logon
    dedaidalmenoi pseudesi poikilois* exapatônti muthoi
    30
    Charis* d', haper hapanta teuchei* ta meilicha+ thnatois,
    [50] epipheroisa timan kai apiston emêsato* piston
    emmenai to pollakis:
    hamerai* d' epiloipoi
    martures sophôtatoi.
    35
    esti* d' andri phamen eoikos amphi daimonôn kala: meiôn gar aitia.
    huie* Tantalou*, se d', antia proterôn, phthenxomai*,
    [60] hopot' ekalese* patêr ton eunomôtaton*
    es eranon** philan te Sipulon*,
    amoibaia* theoisi deipna* parechôn,
    40
    tot' Aglaotriainan* harpasai
    damenta phrenas himerôi* chruseaisi t' an' hippois*
    hupaton eurutimou poti dôma Dios metabasai*,
    entha deuterôi chronôi*
    [70] êlthe kai Ganumêdês
    45
    Zêni tôut' epi chreos*.
    hôs d' aphantos epeles, oude matri polla maiomenoi* phôtes* agagon,
    ennepe krupha tis autika phthonerôn geitonôn,
    hudatos hoti se puri zeoisan* eis akman
    machairai* tamon kata melê*,
    50
    [80] trapezaisi* t', amphi deutata*, kreôn
    sethen diedasanto* kai phagon.
    emoi d' apora*+ gastrimargon* makarôn tin' eipein. aphistamai*.
    akerdeia++ lelonchen*+ thamina+ kakagorous.
    ei de dê tin' andra thnaton Olumpou skopoi
    55
    etimasan, ên* Tantalos houtos: alla gar katapepsai
    megan+ olbon+ ouk edunasthê, korôi d' helen*
    [90] atan huperoplon, han hoi patêr huperkremase karteron autôi lithon,
    ton aiei menoinôn kephalas balein* euphrosunas alatai*.
    echei d' apalamon* bion touton* empedomochthon,
    60
    meta triôn* tetarton ponon, athanatôn hoti klepsais
    halikessi sumpotais
    [100] nektar ambrosian te*
    dôken, hoisin* aphthiton
    thêkan. ei de theon anêr tis elpetai ti lathemen* erdôn, hamartanei.
    65
    touneka proêkan* huion athanatoi hoi palin
    meta to tachupotmon autis anerôn* ethnos.
    pros* euanthemon d' hote phuan
    [110] lachnai nin melan* geneion* erephon.
    hetoimon anephrontisen gamon*
    70
    Pisata para patros eudoxon Hippodameian
    schethemen*. engus elthôn polias halos oios en orphnai*
    apuen* baruktupon
    Eutriainan: ho d' autôi
    par podi schedon phanê.
    75
    [120] tôi men eipe*: “philia dôra* Kuprias ag' ei ti, Poseidaon, es charin
    telletai    *, pedason enchos Oinomaou chalkeon,
    eme+ d' epi tachutatôn poreuson harmatôn
    es Alin, kratei de pelason**.
    epei treis te kai dek' andras olesais
    80
    erôntas anaballetai gamon
    [130] thugatros*. ho megas de kindunos analkin ou phôta* lambanei*.
    thanein d' hoisin ananka+, ti ke tis anônumon
    gêras en skotôi kathêmenos* hepsoi* matan*,
    hapantôn kalôn ammoros; all' emoi men houtos aethlos
    85
    hupokeisetai*: tu de praxin* philan didoi*.”
    hôs ennepen*: oud' akrantois* ephapsat' ôn epesi. ton men agallôn* theos
    [140] edôken diphron te chruseon* pteroisin t' akamantas hippous.
    helen d' Oinomaou bian* parthenon te suneunon*:
    teke* te lagetas hex aretaisi memaotas* huious.
    90
    nun d' en haimakouriais*
    aglaaisi memiktai*,
    Alpheou porôi klitheis*,
    [150] tumbon amphipolon* echôn poluxenôtatôi para bômôi*. to de kleos
    têlothen dedorke* tan Olumpiadôn en dromois
    95
    Pelopos, hina tachutas* podôn erizetai*
    akmai t' ischuos* thrasuponoi:
    ho nikôn de loipon amphi bioton*
    echei melitoessan* eudian
    [160] aethlôn g' heneken*. to d' aiei parameron eslon
    100
    hupaton erchetai panti brotôn*. eme de stephanôsai*+
    keinon+ hippiôi nomôi*+
    Aiolêïdi molpai+
    chrê: pepoitha de xenon
    mê tin', amphotera* kalôn te idrin hamai kai dunamin kuriôteron,
    105
    tôn ge nun klutaisi daidalôsemen* humnôn ptuchais*.
    [170] theos epitropos eôn teaisi mêdetai*
    echôn touto kados*, Hierôn,
    merimnaisin: ei de mê tachu lipoi*,
    eti glukuteran* ken elpomai
    110
    sun harmati thoôi* kleïxein, epikouron heurôn hodon logôn*
    [180] par' eudeielon elthôn Kronion*. emoi men ôn
    Moisa karterôtaton belos alkai* trephei*:
    ep' alloisi* d' alloi megaloi. to d' eschaton
    koruphoutai* basileusi. mêketi** paptaine porsion*+.
    115
    eiê* se te touton hupsou chronon patein, eme te tossade* nikaphorois
    homilein, prophanton sophiai* kath' Hellanas eonta pantai.

    There are a total of 386 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes:
    poem 1 (general note)
    poem 1, line 1 (general note)
    poem 1, line 1: ho de
    poem 1, line 10: es aphnean ... makairan
    poem 1, line 103: pepoitha ... mê
    poem 1, line 104: amme
    poem 1, line 106: teaisi ... merimnaisin
    poem 1, line 109: ken ... kleïxein
    poem 1, line 110 (general note)
    poem 1, line 112: belos ... trephsi
    poem 1, line 12 (general note)
    poem 1, line 12: hos
    poem 1, line 13: koruphas
    poem 1, line 14: aglatzetai de
    poem 1, line 16: toiauta
    poem 1, line 18: lambane
    poem 1, line 18: ei ti ... ethêke
    poem 1, line 18: te kai
    poem 1, line 2: nukti
    poem 1, line 23 (general note)
    poem 1, line 24: Audou
    poem 1, line 26: Klôthô
    poem 1, line 28: thaumata
    poem 1, line 28: kai pou ti kai
    poem 1, line 30 (general note)
    poem 1, line 35: andri
    poem 1, line 35: amphi
    poem 1, line 37: hopote
    poem 1, line 41 (general note)
    poem 1, line 45: Zêni
    poem 1, line 46: matri
    poem 1, line 5: thalpnoteron ... phaennon
    poem 1, line 52 (general note)
    poem 1, line 53: kakagoros
    poem 1, line 55: katapepsai ... korôi
    poem 1, line 57: han ... lithon
    poem 1, line 57: Woi patêr
    poem 1, line 59 (general note)
    poem 1, line 64: ethesan
    poem 1, line 64: ti
    poem 1, line 65: huion ... Woi
    poem 1, line 70 (general note)
    poem 1, line 70: Pisata ... patros
    poem 1, line 74: par podi
    poem 1, line 79 (general note)
    poem 1, line 81 (general note)
    poem 1, line 82: ta
    poem 1, line 82: anônumon ... matan
    poem 1, line 87: pteroisin
    poem 1, line 88 (general note)
    poem 1, line 93: to de kleos ... dedorke
    poem 1, line 99 (general note)
    poem 1, line 99: to d' aiei ... brotôn
    poem 1, line 99: eslon

    Cross references from Aristotle, Rhetoric (ed. W. D. Ross):
    1, 7, 14

    Cross references from E. T. Merrill, Commentary on Catullus:
    *

    Cross references from Perseus Encyclopedia:
    bacchylides [Life and Career]

    Cross references from Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges:
    2361 [ei with the Optative, Apodosis a primary tense of the Indicative, etc.]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Friedrich Blass, Ausführliche Grammatik der Griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    106 [Quantität der ersten Deklination.]
    140 [III. Metaplasta.]
    150 [III. Adjektive Einer Endung. Vorbemerkung.]
    52 [C. Synizesis.]
    125 [B. Vokalstämme. 1) Substantive auf i-s, u-s (u^s, Neutr. u^), G. ios, uos.]
    146 [Unregelmässige Adjektive zweier Endungen.]
    18 [Alphabetisches Verzeichnis der digammierten Wörter bei Homer.]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    406 [Apposition.]
    416 [Fortsetzung.]
    416 [Fortsetzung.]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    568 [Bemerkung über die Konstruktion der Konjunktion prin (§ 566, 1, c)).]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
    * [1155-1352]
    * [944-987]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    *
    * [879-973]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Electra:
    * [1098-1383]
    * [516-1057]
    * [472-515]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Philoctetes:
    * [219-675]
    * [1-134]
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    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    * [497-530]
    * [141-496]
    * [94-140]
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    Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
    7, 11, 4 [BOOK VII]
    7, 141, 3 [BOOK VII]

    Cross references from Thomas W. Allen, E. E. Sikes, Commentary on the Homeric Hymns:
    * [HYMN TO HERMES]
    * [HYMN TO HERMES]
    * [HYMN TO APHRODITE]

    Cross references from Perseus Sculpture Catalog:
    Olympia East Pediment [Olympia East Pediment]

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    4, 725 [Book 4 (d)]
    11, 582 [Book 11 (l)]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    208 [Infinitive with an.]
    209 [Infinitive with an.]
    467 [II. Present and Past General Suppositions.]

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    Pindar. The Odes of Pindar including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937.
    OCLC: 2519477
    ISBN: 0674995643, 0674995341

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