Myth and truth in some odes of Pindar

The main part of this thesis is a survey of Pindar's treatment, in his epinicians, of myths involving the mythological family of the Aiakids. I establish what may be known of Pindar's sources for these stories, and then compare his own accounts. I consider (together with some minor incide...

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Main Authors: Mann, R, Mann, Rupert
Format: Thesis
Language:Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
English
Published: 1993
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