Ancient Greek heroes, athletes, poetry Part III: Essay 7: Athletics at Panhellenic festival
2022.11.28 | By Gregory Nagy Essay 7. Athletics at Panhellenic festivals 7§0. Pindar’s epinician songs were textual transmitted in the form of four scrolls canonically arranged to match the four most prestigious festivals celebrated in the Peloponnesus: – The Olympic Games, operating on a four-year cycle, were celebrated at Olympia… Read more