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    Pindar, Odes

    Pythian Odes

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    Pythian 3 IERÔNI SPSRAKOSIÔi KELÊTI

    êthelon Cheirôna* ke Philluridan,
    ei chreôn touth' hameteras apo glôssas* koinon euxasthai epos,
    zôein ton apoichomenon,
    Ouranida gonon eurumedonta Kronou*, bassaisi t' archein Paliou* Phêr' agroteron*,
    5
    [10] noun echont' andrôn philon*: hoios eôn threpsen pote
    tektona nôdunias hameron guiarkeos* Asklêpion,
    hêrôa* pantodapan alktêra nousôn.
    ton men euïppou Phlegua* thugatêr
    prin telessai* matropolôi sun Eleithuiai, dameisa chruseois*
    10
    toxoisin hup' Artemidos*,
    [20] eis Aïda domon en thalamôi* kateba technais Apollônos. cholos d' ouk alithios
    ginetai* paidôn Dios. ha d' apophlaurixaisa nin*
    amplakiaisi* phrenôn, allon ainêsen gamon* krubdan patros,
    prosthen akeirekomai* michtheisa Phoibôi,
    15
    kai pheroisa sperma theou katharon.
    oud' emein' elthein* trapezan numphian*
    [30] oude+ pamphônôn+ iachan+ humenaiôn*++, halikes+
    hoia**+ parthenoi+ phileoisin+ hetairai
    hesperiais+ hupokourizesth*'+ aoidais+: alla* toi
    20
    êrato tôn apeontôn*: hoia kai polloi* pathon*.
    esti de phulon en anthrôpoisi mataiotaton,
    hostis aischunôn* epichôria paptainei ta porsô*,
    [40] metamônia* thêreuôn* akrantois elpisin.
    esche* toiautan megalan* auatan
    25
    kallipeplou lêma Korônidos*. elthontos gar eunasthê xenou*
    lektroisin ap' Arkadias.
    oud' elathe skopon*: en d' ara mêlodokôi* Puthôni tossais* aïen naou basileus
    [50] Loxias, koinani* par' euthutatôi gnôman pithôn*,
    panta isanti noôi: pseudeôn d' ouch haptetai*: kleptei te nin
    30
    ou theos ou brotos ergois oute boulais*.
    kai tote gnous Ischuos Eilatida*
    xeinian koitan* athemin te dolon, pempsen kasignêtan menei
    thuoisan amaimaketôi*
    [60] es Lakereian*. epei para Boibiados krêmnoisin* ôikei parthenos. daimôn* d' heteros*
    35
    es kakon trepsais edamassato nin: kai geitonôn
    polloi epauron, hama*i d' ephtharen, pollan d' orei pur ex henos
    spermatos* enthoron aïstôsen hulan.
    all' epei teichei thesan en xulinôi*
    sungonoi kouran, selas d' amphedramen
    40
    [70] labron Haphaistou, tot' eeipen Apollôn: “ouketi*
    tlasomai psuchai genos amon olessai*
    oiktrotatôi thanatôi matros bareiai sun pathai*.”
    hôs phato: bamati d' en prôtôi* kichôn paid' ek nekrou*
    harpase: kaiomena d' autôi diephaine* pura:
    45
    [80] kai rha nin Magnêti pherôn pore Kentaurôi didaxai*+
    polupêmonas anthrôpoisin* iasthai nosous.
    tous* men ôn, hossoi molon autophutôn*
    helkeôn xunaones*, ê poliôi chalkôi melê tetrômenoi
    ê chermadi têlebolôi,
    50
    [90] ê therinôi* puri perthomenoi demas ê cheimôni, lusais allon alloiôn acheôn
    exagen*, tous men malakais epaoidais* amphepôn,
    tous de prosanea* pinontas, ê guiois peraptôn* pantothen
    pharmaka, tous de tomais estasen orthous*.
    alla kerdei kai sophia dedetai*.
    55
    etrapen kai keinon aganori* misthôi chrusos en chersin phaneis
    andr' ek thanatou komisai*
    [100] êdê halôkota*: chersi d' ara Kroniôn rhipsais di' amphoin* ampnoan sternôn kathelen
    ôkeôs, aithôn de keraunos eneskimpsen* moron.
    chrê ta eoikota par daimonôn masteuemen thnatais phrasin**,
    60
    gnonta to par podos*, hoias eimen aisas*.
    mê, phila psucha*, bion athanaton*
    [110] speude, tan d' emprakton antlei machanan*.
    ei de sôphrôn antron enai' eti Cheirôn, kai ti hoi
    philtron en thumôi meligarues humnoi*
    65
    hameteroi tithen: iatêra toi ken nin pithon
    kai nun esloisi paraschein andrasin* therman nosôn*
    ê tina Latoïda keklêmenon ê pateros.
    [120] kai ken en nausin molon* Ionian tamnôn thalassan*
    Arethoisan epi kranan par' Aitnaion xenon*,
    70
    hos Surakossaisi+ nemei*+ basileus
    praüs astois*, ou phthoneôn agathois*, xeinois de thaumastos patêr.
    tôi men didumas charitas*,
    [130] ei kateban hugieian agôn chrusean* kômon* t' aethlôn Puthiôn* aiglan stephanois*.
    tous aristeuôn Pherenikos* hel' en Kirrai pote*,
    75
    asteros ouraniou phami têlaugesteron keinôi phaos*
    exikoman ke bathun ponton perasais.
    all' epeuxasthai* men egôn ethelô*
    Matri*, tan kourai par' emon prothuron sun Pani melpontai thama
    [140] semnan theon ennuchiai.
    80
    ei de logôn sunemen koruphan*, Hierôn, orthan epistai, manthanôn* oistha proterôn:
    “ hen par' eslon* pêmata sunduo daiontai brotois
    athanatoi.” ta men ôn ou dunantai nêpioi kosmôi* pherein,
    all' agathoi, ta kala trepsantes exô*.
    [150] tin de moir'+ eudaimonias+ hepetai*.
    85
    lagetan gar toi turannon derketai*,
    ei tin' anthrôpôn, ho megas potmos*. aiôn d' asphalês
    ouk egent' out' Aiakidai para Pêlei
    oute par' antitheôi Kadmôi: legontai+ man brotôn
    olbon hupertaton hoi schein*, hoite kai chrusampukôn
    90
    [160] melpomenan en orei* Moisan kai en heptapulois
    aïon Thêbais, hopoth'* Harmonian gamen boôpin,
    ho de Nêreos* euboulou Thetin paida klutan.
    kai theoi daisanto par' amphoterois,
    kai Kronou paidas basilêas idon* chruseais en hedrais, hedna te
    95
    dexanto: Dios de charin*
    [170] ek proterôn metameipsamenoi kamatôn estasan orthan kardian*. en d' aute chronôi
    ton men oxeiaisi thugatres erêmôsan pathais
    euphrosunas meros* hai treis*: atar leukôlenôi ge Zeus patêr
    êluthen es lechos himerton Thuônai*.
    100
    tou de pais, honper monon athanata
    [180] tikten* en Phthiai Thetis, en polemôi toxois* apo psuchan lipôn
    ôrsen puri kaiomenos*
    ek Danaôn goon. ei de noôi tis echei thnatôn alatheias hodon, chrê pros makarôn
    tunchanont' eu paschemen*. allote d' alloiai* pnoai
    105
    hupsipetan anemôn. olbos ouk es makron andrôn erchetai
    [190] epibrisais* hepêtai.
    smikros en smikrois*, megas en megalois
    essomai: ton amphepont'* aiei phrasin
    daimon' askêsô* kat' eman therapeuôn* machanan*.
    110
    ei de moi plouton theos habron orexai*,
    elpid' echô kleos heuresthai* ken hupsêlon prosô*.
    Nestora* kai Lukion Sarpêdon', anthrôpôn phatis*,
    [200] ex epeôn+ keladennôn, tektones*+ hoia sophoi
    harmosan*, gignôskomen. ha d' areta kleinais aoidais
    115
    chronia telethei*. paurois de praxasth*' eumares.

    There are a total of 256 comments on and cross references to this page.

    Further comments from Basil L. Gildersleeve, Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes:
    poem 3 (general note)
    poem 3, line 1 (general note)
    poem 3, line 1: Philuridan
    poem 3, line 101 (general note)
    poem 3, line 106: pampolus
    poem 3, line 107 (general note)
    poem 3, line 112: Sarpêdona
    poem 3, line 115: ai
    poem 3, line 15 (general note)
    poem 3, line 15: sperma ... katharon k
    poem 3, line 19: ai
    poem 3, line 21: phulon ... hostis
    poem 3, line 24 (general note)
    poem 3, line 24: a+Wa+tan
    poem 3, line 28: Aoxias
    poem 3, line 28: para ... noôi
    poem 3, line 29: Wisanti
    poem 3, line 31 (general note)
    poem 3, line 36: pollan ... hulan
    poem 3, line 38 (general note)
    poem 3, line 39: selas ... Haphaistou
    poem 3, line 4: Phêra
    poem 3, line 41: a+mon
    poem 3, line 47 (general note)
    poem 3, line 5: threpsen ... tektona
    poem 3, line 52: peraptôn ... pharmaka
    poem 3, line 54 (general note)
    poem 3, line 55: etrapen ... komisai
    poem 3, line 56: andra
    poem 3, line 57: chersi
    poem 3, line 61 (general note)
    poem 3, line 63: ei de ... enaie
    poem 3, line 67: ê tina Latoïda
    poem 3, line 69: Arethousan
    poem 3, line 70 (general note)
    poem 3, line 75: phami
    poem 3, line 77 (general note)
    poem 3, line 78: sun Pani
    poem 3, line 8 (general note)
    poem 3, line 84 (general note)
    poem 3, line 86: ei tin' anthr
    poem 3, line 86: asphalês
    poem 3, line 87: egento
    poem 3, line 87: Pêlei ... Kadmôi
    poem 3, line 89: hoi
    poem 3, line 89: chrusampukôn ... Moisan
    poem 3, line 94 (general note)

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

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Antigone:
    * [944-987]
    * [631-780]

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Ajax:
    *

    Cross references from Sir Richard Jebb, Commentary on Sophocles: Electra:
    * [1398-1510]

    Cross references from W. W. How, J. Wells, A Commentary on Herodotus:
    7, 203, 2 [BOOK VII]

    Cross references from Thomas W. Allen, E. E. Sikes, Commentary on the Homeric Hymns:
    * [SECOND CENTURY A.D.]
    * [HYMN TO ASCLEPIUS]
    * [HYMN TO ASCLEPIUS]
    * [HYMN TO APOLLO]
    * [HYMN TO HERMES]
    * [HYMN TO APOLLO]
    * [BIBLIOGRAPHY]

    Cross references from W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886):
    19, 266 [Book 19 (t)]
    1, 277 [Book 1 (a)]

    Cross references from Walter Leaf, Commentary on the Iliad (1900):
    9, 329 [Book 9 (I)]

    Cross references from William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb:
    209 [Infinitive with an.]

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

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