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    Pythian Odes

    Pythian 1 IERÔNI AITNAIÔi ARMATI

    chrusea phorminx*, Apollônos kai ioplokamôn*+
    sundikon Moisan kteanon*: tas akouei men basis*, aglaïas archa,
    peithontai d' aoidoi samasin,
    hagêsichorôn hopotan prooimiôn* ambolas teuchêis* elelizomena*.
    5
    kai ton aichmatan* keraunon sbennueis
    [10] aenaou puros*. heudei d' ana* skaptôi* Dios aietos, ôkeian* pterug' amphoterôthen chalaxais,
    archos oiônôn*, kelainôpin d' epi hoi nephelan
    ankulôi krati*, glepharôn hadu klaïstron, katecheuas: ho de knôssôn*
    hugron nôton* aiôrei, teais
    10
    rhipaisi* kataschomenos*. kai gar biatas Arês*, tracheian aneuthe lipôn
    [20] encheôn akman, iainei* kardian
    kômati, kêla* de kai daimonôn thelgei phrenas, amphi* te Latoida sophiai bathukolpôn* te Moisan.
    hossa de mê pephilêke* Zeus, atuzontai* boan
    Pieridôn aïonta, gan* te kai ponton kat' amaimaketon,
    15
    [30] hos t' en ainai Tartarôi* keitai, theôn polemios,
    Tuphôs hekatontakaranos: ton pote
    Kilikion threpsen poluônumon* antron*: nun ge man
    tai th' huper Kumas* halierkees ochthai+
    Sikelia t' autou piezei sterna lachnaenta+: kiôn d' ourania* sunechei,
    20
    niphoess' Aitna, panetes chionos oxeias tithêna**:
    [40] tas ereugontai* men aplatou puros hagnotatai*
    ek muchôn pagai*: potamoi d' hameraisin men procheonti rhoon kapnou
    aithôn': all' en orphnaisin* petras
    phoinissa kulindomena phlox es batheian* pherei pontou plaka sun patagôi*.
    25
    keino d' Haphaistoio* krounous herpeton
    [50] deinotatous anapempei: teras men thaumasion prosidesthai*, thauma de kai pareontôn akousai*,
    hoion* Aitnas en melamphullois dedetai koruphais+
    kai pedôi, strômna de charassois' hapan nôton potikeklimenon kentei.
    eiê, Zeu*, tin eiê* handanein,
    30
    hos tout' ephepeis oros, eukarpoio gaias metôpon*, tou men epônumian*
    kleinos oikistêr ekudanen polin
    [60] geitona, Puthiados d' en dromôi* karux aneeipe* nin angellôn Hierônos huper kallinikou*
    harmasi*. nausiphorêtois* d' andrasi prôta charis
    es ploon archomenois pompaion elthein ouron*: eoikota*+ gar
    35
    kai teleutai pherterou nostou tuchein*. ho de logos*
    [70] tautais* epi* suntuchiais doxan* pherei
    loipon essesthai stephanoisi hippois te klutan
    kai sun euphônois* thaliais onumastan.
    Lukie* kai Dalou anassôn* Phoibe, Parnassou te kranan Kastalian phileôn*,
    40
    ethelêsais* tauta* noôi* tithemen euandron te chôran+.
    [80] ek theôn gar machanai pasai broteais aretais*,
    kai sophoi kai chersi biatai periglôssoi* t' ephun*. andra d' egô keinon
    ainêsai menoinôn elpomai
    mê chalkoparaion* akonth' hôseit' agônos balein* exô* palamai* doneôn,
    45
    makra de rhipsais ameusasth*' antious*:
    [90] ei gar ho pas chronos* olbon men houtô* kai kteanôn dosin euthunoi**, kamatôn d' epilasin* paraschoi*.
    ê ken amnaseien, hoiais en polemoisi machais
    tlamoni psuchai paremein', hanich'* heuriskonto* theôn palamais timan*,
    hoian outis Hellanôn drepei*,
    50
    ploutou stephanôm' agerôchon*. nun ge man tan Philoktêtao* dikan* ephepôn
    estrateuthê*: sun d' anankai* nin philon*
    [100] kai tis eôn megalanôr* esanen. phanti de Lamnothen helkei teiromenon metabasontas* elthein
    hêrôas antitheous Poiantos huion toxotan*:
    hos Priamoio polin persen, teleutasen te ponous Danaois*,
    55
    asthenei men chrôti bainôn, alla moiridion ên*.
    houtô d' Hierôni theos orthôtêr peloi
    [110] ton proserponta chronon, hôn eratai kairon didous.
    Moisa, kai par Deinomenei* keladêsai*
    pitheo moi poinan tethrippôn. charma d' ouk allotrion nikaphoria pateros.
    60
    ag' epeit' Aitnas basilei* philion exeurômen humnon:
    tôi* polin keinan* theodmatôi sun eleutheriai*
    [120] Hullidos stathmas* Hierôn en nomois* ektiss'. ethelonti de Pamphulou
    kai man Hêrakleidan ekgonoi
    ochthais hupo Taügetou naiontes* aiei* menein tethmoisin* en Aigimiou
    65
    Dôrieis. eschon* d' Amuklas olbioi,
    Pindothen ornumenoi    +, leukopôlôn* Tundaridan bathudoxoi geitones, hôn kleos anthêsen aichmas.
    [130] Zeu telei', aiei de toiautan Amena* par' hudôr
    aisan astois kai basileusin diakrinein* etumon logon* anthrôpôn,
    sun toi tin* ken hagêtêr anêr,
    70
    huiôi t' epitellomenos*, damon gerairôn* trapoi sumphônon es hasuchian.
    lissomai neuson*+, Kroniôn, hameron*+
    [140] ophra+ kat' oikon*+ ho Phoinix ho Tursanôn*+ t' alalatos echêi*+, nausistonon hubrin idôn tan pro Kumas**:
    hoia* Surakosiôn archôi* damasthentes pathon,
    ôkuporôn apo naôn ho sphin en pontôi baleth'* halikian,
    75
    Hellad'* exelkôn* bareias doulias. areomai*
    par men Salaminos, Athanaiôn charin,
    [150] misthon, en Spartai d' tan pro Kithairônos* machan,
    taisi* Mêdeioi kamon* ankulotoxoi,
    para de tan euudron* aktan Himera* paidessin humnon Deinomeneus telesais*,
    80
    ton edexant' amph' aretai*, polemiôn andrôn kamontôn*.
    kairon ei phthenxaio*, pollôn peirata suntanusais*
    [160] en brachei, meiôn hepetai* mômos* anthrôpôn. apo gar koros amblunei
    aianês tacheias elpidas:
    astôn* d' akoa kruphion thumon barunei malist' esloisin ep' allotriois.
    85
    all' homôs, kressôn gar oiktirmou phthonos*,
    mê pariei kala*+. nôma dikaiôi pêdaliôi straton*: apseudei de pros akmoni chalkeue glôssan*.
    [170] ei ti kai phlauron paraithussei*, mega toi pheretai
    par sethen. pollôn tamias* essi: polloi martures amphoterois* pistoi.
    euanthei d' en orgai parmenôn*,
    90
    eiper* ti phileis* akoan hadeian aiei kluein, mê kamne lian dapanais*:
    exiei d' hôsper kubernatas anêr
    [180] histion anemoen*. mê dolôthêis, ô philos*, kerdesin eutraplois: opithombroton* auchêma+ doxas
    oion apoichomenôn andrôn diaitan* manuei*
    kai logiois* kai aoidois: ou phthinei Kroisou* philophrôn areta*:
    95
    ton de taurôi chalkeôi* kautêra* nêlea noon*
    echthra Phalarin* katechei* pantai phatis+,
    oude nin phorminges hupôrophiai koinônian
    [190] malthakan paidôn oaroisi* dekontai*.
    to de pathein eu* prôton athlôn: eu d' akouein deutera* moir': amphoteroisi d' anêr
    100
    hos an enkursêi+, kai helêi*, stephanon hupsiston dedektai.

    There are a total of 329 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 13 (general note)
    poem 1, line 13: boan
    poem 1, line 14: kata
    poem 1, line 16: Tuphôs
    poem 1, line 21 (general note)
    poem 1, line 27 (general note)
    poem 1, line 28: strômna
    poem 1, line 3: aoidoi
    poem 1, line 32: tan O
    poem 1, line 32: huper
    poem 1, line 33 (general note)
    poem 1, line 37: loipon
    poem 1, line 40: euandron
    poem 1, line 41 (general note)
    poem 1, line 41: machanai
    poem 1, line 42: sophoi
    poem 1, line 44: hôseite
    poem 1, line 45: ai
    poem 1, line 48 (general note)
    poem 1, line 50: nun ge man
    poem 1, line 53 (general note)
    poem 1, line 56: theos
    poem 1, line 57: chronon ... kairon
    poem 1, line 59: poinan
    poem 1, line 61 (general note)
    poem 1, line 63: kai man
    poem 1, line 67 (general note)
    poem 1, line 7 (general note)
    poem 1, line 72: ho Phoinix
    poem 1, line 73 (general note)
    poem 1, line 77: ereô
    poem 1, line 81 (general note)
    poem 1, line 81: kairon
    poem 1, line 82: apo ... elpidas
    poem 1, line 87 (general note)
    poem 1, line 87: ei ti kai ph
    poem 1, line 90: hakoan hadeian ... kluein
    poem 1, line 92: mê dolôthêis ... kerdess
    poem 1, line 92: in
    poem 1, line 93 (general note)
    poem 1, line 93: apoichomenôn ... aoidois

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

    Cross references from Sir Richard C. Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus Tyrannus:
    154
    1199

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus:
    * [117-253: Parodos]
    * [1556-1578: Fourth stasimon]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Friedrich Blass, Ausführliche Grammatik der Griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    25 [b) Lange Vokale und Diphthonge.]
    130 [Anomala der dritten Deklination, d. h. diejenigen Substantive, deren Flexion von den oben angegebenen Regeln abweicht.]

    Cross references from Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (ed. Ildar Ibraguimov):
    440 [4) Para, bei, und pros, vor.]
    387 [f) Futur.]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
    * [1115-1154]
    * [944-987]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    * [879-973]
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    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Electra:
    * [1098-1383]
    * [516-1057]
    * [472-515]
    * [1-120]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Philoctetes:
    * [135-218]
    * [730-826]
    * [219-675]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Trachiniae:
    * [633-662]

    Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
    4, 184, 3 [BOOK IV]
    7, 153, 1 [BOOK VII]
    7, 161, 1 [BOOK VII]
    1, 56, 2 [I. Evidence for reality of Dorian Invasion.]
    7, 62, 1 [BOOK VII]
    7, 166 [BOOK VII]
    1, 86 [BOOK I]

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

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    6, 201 [Book 6 (z)]
    12, 202 [Book 12 (m)]
    1, 155 [Book 1 (a)]
    11, 298 [Book 11 (l)]
    8, 278 [Book 8 (th)]

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    2, 781 [Book 2 (B)]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    785 [Infinitive in Commands and Prohibitions for the Imperative. Infinitive in Wishes and Exclamations.]
    359 [hopôs, after Verbs of Asking, Commanding, etc.]
    500 [I. Optative in Protasis, with Future or Present Indicative or an equivalent form in Apodosis.]
    790 [Articular Infinitive as Subject or Object.]

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