Glória aos vencedores, glória a Ceos (Baquílides, Odes 6-8)

Carlos Morais

doi:10.34624/agora.v0i11.10267

Glória aos vencedores, glória a Ceos (Baquílides, Odes 6-8)

Authors

Carlos Morais University of Aveiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/agora.v0i11.10267

Keywords:

Bacchylides, epinician, Panhellenic Games, arête, kleos, epithet, glaphyron style

Abstract

After having devoted two epinicians to Argeus (Odes 1 and 2), in Odes 6-8 Bacchylides celebrates the sporting achievements of two other of his compatriots Ceos also took great pride in: Leucon and Liparion, both winners in the Olympic Games, and Nemeus, respectively. In this article, these three poems will be translated and analysed.