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Pindar · c. 518 – after 446 BC

Isthmian Odes

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The eight Isthmian Odes celebrate victories at the Isthmian Games near Corinth, in honour of Poseidon. They recall the deeds of Heracles, the Aeacidae and the heroes of Thebes.

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Text
Greek original with English translation, 7 passages, about 5300 words in English.
Translator
Sir John Sandys (1915)
Edition
Sir John Sandys (ed.), The Odes of Pindar, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; New York: Putnam, 1915 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus from the 1937 reprint)
Cite as
Pindar, Isthmian Odes 1.1 (by ode, line)

Contents · 7 passages

  1. 1.1–68Isthmian 1: for Herodotus — Thebes, Castor and Iolaüs751 words
  2. 2.1–48Isthmian 2: for Xenocrates — the poets of old486 words
  3. 3.1–4.72Isthmians 3-4: for Melissus — Ajax and Heracles against Antaeus1100 words
  4. 5.1–63Isthmian 5: for Phylacidas — the Aeacidae at Troy631 words
  5. 6.1–75Isthmian 6: for Phylacidas — Heracles and Telamon855 words
  6. 7.1–51Isthmian 7: for Strepsiades — the glories of Thebes544 words
  7. 8.1–70Isthmian 8: for Cleandros — Thetis and the Aeacidae925 words

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English translation by Sir John Sandys (1915). Original text: Sir John Sandys (ed.), The Odes of Pindar, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann; New York: Putnam, 1915 (Greek text as digitised by Perseus from the 1937 reprint).

Greek text and translation from the Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Perseus Digital Library, Greek text); translation public domain (OCR from the Internet Archive scan). Introductions, summaries and notes © GreekMythology.com.