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    Pindar, Odes

    Olympian Odes

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    Olympian 7 DIAGORAi RODIÔi PUKTÊi

    phialan* hôs ei tis aphneias* apo* cheiros helôn
    endon ampelou kachlazoisan* drosôi
    dôrêsetai*
    neaniai gambrôi propinôn* oikothen oikade*, panchruson koruphan kteanôn,
    5
    sumposiou te charin* kados te timasais* neon, en de philôn
    [10] pareontôn thêke* nin zalôton homophronos eunas*:
    kai egô nektar chuton*, Moisan dosin*, aethlophorois
    andrasin pempôn, glukun karpon phrenos*,
    hilaskomai*,
    10
    Oulumpiai Puthoi te nikôntessin: ho d' olbios, hon phamai katechont' agathai.
    [20] allote d' allon epopteuei* *charis zôthalmios hadumelei
    thama men phormingi* pamphônoisi* t' en entesin aulôn+.
    kai nun hup' amphoterôn* sun Diagorai kateban* tan pontian*
    humneôn paid' Aphroditas    + Aelioio te numphan, Rhodon,
    15
    euthumachan ophra pelôrion andra par' Alpheôi stephanôsamenon
    [30] ainesô pugmas apoina*
    kai para Kastaliai*, patera te Damagêton* hadonta Dikai,
    Asias euruchorou tripolin* nason* pelas
    embolôi* naiontas Argeiai* sun aichmai*.
    20
    ethelêsô toisin ex archas* apo Tlapolemou
    xunon angellôn* diorthôsai* logon*+,
    Hêrakleos
    [40] eurusthenei gennai. to men gar patrothen ek Dios euchontai: to d' Amuntoridai*
    matrothen Astudameias. amphi d' anthrôpôn phrasin amplakiai
    25
    anarithmêtoi kremantai: touto d' amachanon heurein,
    ho ti nun en kai teleutai* phertaton andri tuchein*.
    [50] kai gar Alkmênas kasignêton nothon
    skaptôi thenôn
    sklêras elaias ektan' en Tirunthi Likumnion elthont' ek thalamôn Mideas*
    30
    tasde pote chthonos oikistêr cholôtheis. hai de phrenôn tarachai
    pareplanxan kai sophon. manteusato d' es theon elthôn.
    tôi men ho Chrusokomas* euôdeos* ex adutou naôn ploon*
    [60] eipe Lernaias* ap' aktas euthun es amphithalasson nomon*,
    entha pote breche theôn* basileus ho megas chruseais niphadessi polin,
    35
    hanich'* Haphaistou technaisin*
    chalkelatôi pelekei pateros Athanaia koruphan kat' akran*
    anorousais' alalaxen hupermakei boai:
    [70] Ouranos d' ephrixe nin kai Gaia matêr.
    tote kai phausimbrotos*+ daimôn Huperionidas*+
    40
    mellon enteilen phulaxasthai chreos*
    paisin philois,
    hôs an theai prôtoi ktisaien bômon enargea, kai semnan thusian themenoi
    patri te thumon ianaien kora+i t' encheibromôi*. en d' aretan
    [80] ebalen* kai charmat' anthrôpoisi Promatheos Aidôs*:
    45
    epi* man bainei* te kai lathas atekmarta* nephos,
    kai parelkei* pragmatôn orthan hodon
    exô phrenôn.
    kai toi gar aithoisas echontes sperm' aneban* phlogos ou*: teuxan d' apurois hierois
    [90] alsos* en akropolei: keinois ho men xanthan agagôn nephelan
    50
    polun huse* chruson*: auta de sphisin ôpase technan*
    pasan epichthoniôn Glaukôpis aristoponois chersi kratein*.
    erga* de zôoisin herpontessi th' homoia* keleuthoi pheron*:
    ên de kleos bathu*. daenti de kai sophia meizôn adolos telethei*.
    [100] phanti d' anthrôpôn palaiai
    55
    rhêsies, oupô, hote chthona dateonto Zeus te kai athanatoi,
    phaneran en pelagei Rhodon emmen pontiôi*,
    halmurois d' en benthesin nason kekruphthai.
    apeontos d' outis endeixen* lachos Aeliou:
    kai rha min chôras aklarôton lipon,
    60
    hagnon theon**.
    [110] mnasthenti* de Zeus ampalon* mellen* themen. alla nin ouk eiasen: epei polias
    eipe tin' autos horan* endon thalassas auxomenan pedothen*
    poluboskon* gaian anthrôpoisi kai euphrona mêlois.
    ekeleusen d' autika chrusampuka* men Lachesin*
    65
    [120] cheiras anteinai, theôn d' horkon* megan*
    mê parphamen*,
    alla Kronou sun paidi neusai, phaennon es aithera nin pemphtheisan* heai kephalai*
    exopisô geras essesthai. teleutathen* de logôn* koruphai
    en alatheiai petoisai*. blaste men ex halos hugras
    70
    nasos, echei te nin oxeian ho genethlios aktinôn* patêr,
    [130] pur pneontôn archos hippôn: entha Rhodôi pote michtheis teken
    hepta sophôtata* noêmat' epi proterôn andrôn paradexamenous*
    paidas, hôn heis* men Kameiron
    presbutaton te Ialuson* eteken Lindon t': apaterthe d' echon,
    75
    dia gaian tricha dassamenoi* patrôian,
    [140] asteôn moiran, keklêntai de sphin* hedrai.
    tothi lutron* sumphoras* oiktras gluku Tlapolemôi
    histatai* Tirunthiôn archagetai,
    hôsper theôi,
    80
    mêlôn* te knissaessa pompa kai krisis amph' aethlois*. tôn anthesi* Diagoras
    estephanôsato dis, kleinai* t' en Isthmôi tetrakis eutucheôn,
    [150] Nemeai t' allan* ep' alla, kai kranaais en Athanais*.
    ho t' en Argei chalkos egnô* nin, ta t' en Arkadiai*
    erga kai Thêbais*, agônes t' ennomoi*
    85
    Boiôtiôn,
    Pellana* t' Aigina te nikônth' hexakis. en Megaroisin t' ouch heteron lithina*
    [160] psaphos* echei logon. all', ô Zeu pater*, nôtoisin Ataburiou*
    medeôn, tima* men humnou* tethmon Olumpionikan*,
    andra te pux aretan heuronta*, didoi te hoi aidoian charin
    90
    kai pot'* astôn kai poti xeinôn. epei hubrios echthran hodon
    euthuporei, sapha daeis ha te hoi paterôn orthai phrenes ex agathôn*
    [170] echreon*. mê krupte* koinon
    sperm' apo Kallianaktos*: Eratidan* toi sun charitessin echei
    thalias kai polis: en de miai* moirai chronou
    95
    allot' alloiai diaithussoisin aurai*.

    There are a total of 204 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes:
    poem 7 (general note)
    poem 7, line 1 (general note)
    poem 7, line 1: helôn
    poem 7, line 10: katechonti
    poem 7, line 11: xôthalmios
    poem 7, line 12: thama
    poem 7, line 12: men ... te
    poem 7, line 13 (general note)
    poem 7, line 15: par' Alpheiôi
    poem 7, line 17: adonta
    poem 7, line 20 (general note)
    poem 7, line 20: ethelêsô ... diorthôsai
    poem 7, line 21: xunon
    poem 7, line 23: ek Dios
    poem 7, line 24: amphi ... kremantai
    poem 7, line 26 (general note)
    poem 7, line 32 (general note)
    poem 7, line 39 (general note)
    poem 7, line 4: koruphan
    poem 7, line 42: hôs an
    poem 7, line 45 (general note)
    poem 7, line 46: pragmatôn ... hodon
    poem 7, line 48: sperma ... phlogos
    poem 7, line 49: ho men
    poem 7, line 49: xanthan
    poem 7, line 5: en de
    poem 7, line 51 (general note)
    poem 7, line 54: phanti ... rhêsies
    poem 7, line 58 (general note)
    poem 7, line 64 (general note)
    poem 7, line 7 (general note)
    poem 7, line 7: kai egô
    poem 7, line 70 (general note)
    poem 7, line 72: hepta ... paidas
    poem 7, line 77 (general note)
    poem 7, line 8: andrasin ... nikôntessin
    poem 7, line 83 (general note)
    poem 7, line 83: chalkos
    poem 7, line 86: Aigina
    poem 7, line 89 (general note)
    poem 7, line 89: aretan
    poem 7, line 92: koinon

    Cross references from Andrew Stewart, One Hundred Greek Sculptors: Their Careers and Extant Works:
    2, 1, 1 [Daedalus]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
    * [1-116: Prologue]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    * [719-865]
    * [134-200]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Electra:
    * [251-471]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    * [1-93]

    Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
    5, 73, 2 [BOOK V]

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

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    2, 662 [Book 2 (B)]
    2, 670 [Book 2 (B)]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    485 [Substitution and Ellipsis in Apodosis.]

    Cross references from Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek:
    34 [Adjectives]

    Cross references from Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes:
    * [Syntax]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
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    * [Strophe 4]
    * [Syntax]
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    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Syntax]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Antistrophe 2]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Epode 5]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Antistrophe 3]
    * [Dialect]
    * [Syntax]
    * [Dialect]
    * [Pythian Odes]
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    * [Syntax]
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    * [Strophe 3]
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    * [Syntax]
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    * [Dialect]
    * [Strophe 4]
    * [Antistrophe 2]
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    * [Dialect]
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    * [Olympian Odes]
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    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Dialect]
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    * [Syntax]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Antistrophe 1]
    * [Pythian Odes]
    * [Olympian Odes]
    * [Pythian Odes]

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