Pindar, LCL 056: Pindar I
Pindar
Number of quotes: 17
Book ID: 145 Page: 49
Section: 4B
Ol. 1.23-26
(bisexuality of Poseidon)
... Fame shines for him
in the colony of brave men founded by Lydian Pelops,
with whom mighty Earthshaker Poseidon
fell in love....
Quote ID: 3148
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Book ID: 145 Page: 51
Section: 4B
Ol. 1.37-45
(bisexuality of Zeus)
Son of Tantalos, of you I shall say, contrary to my
predecessors,
that when your father invited the gods
to his most orderly feast and to his friendly Sipylos
giving them a banquet in return for theirs,
then it was that the lord of the Splendid Trident seized
you,
his mind overcome by desire, and with golden steeds
conveyed you to the highest home of widely honored
Zeus,
where at a later time
Ganymede came as well
for the same service of Zeus.{13}
Quote ID: 3149
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Book ID: 145 Page: 55
Section: 4B
Ol. 1.82-84
(the importance of lasting fame)
But since men must die, why would anyone sit
in darkness and coddle a nameless old age to no use,
deprived of all noble deeds? No!
Quote ID: 3150
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Book ID: 145 Page: 75
Section: 4B
Ol. 2.93-98a
(the cultural pressure on the wealthy to benefit the city or state)
...no city within a century has produced
a man more beneficent to his friends
in spirit and more generous of hand than
Theron. But enough; upon praise comes tedious
excess,
which does not keep to just limits, but at the instigation
of greedy men is eager to prattle on
and obscure noble men’s good
deeds...
Quote ID: 3151
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Book ID: 145 Page: 95
Section: 4B
Ol. 2. footnote
{5} Or his. The herald at the games announced the victor’s father and city.
Quote ID: 3152
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Book ID: 145 Page: 103
Section: 5D
Ol. 6.8-9
Let the son of Sostratos{2} be assured
that he has his blessed foot
in such a sandal.
Quote ID: 3153
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Book ID: 145 Page: 113
Section: 5D
Ol. 6.82-83
Upon my tongue I have the sensation of a clear-sounding
whetstone,
which I welcome as it comes over me with lovely
streams of breath.{18}
Quote ID: 3154
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Book ID: 145 Page: 137
Section: 4B
Ol. 6.8
but men’s prayers are fulfilled in return for piety.
Quote ID: 3155
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Book ID: 145 Page: 141
Section: 5D
Ol. 8.37.46
And when the wall [Troy] was freshly built, three blue-gray
snakes tried to jump upon the rampart: two fell down
and, stricken by terror, gave up their lives on the spot,
but one leapt in with a shout of triumph.
Apollo considered the adverse omen and immediately
said:
“Pergamos is to be captured,
hero, at the site of your handiwork-
thus does the vision sent by the son of Kronos,
loudly thundering Zeus, inform me-
not without your children; but it will begin with the first
ones
and also with the fourth.”{6}
Quote ID: 3156
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Book ID: 145 Page: 145
Section: 4B
Ol. 8.72.73
Truly, a man forgets about Hades
when he has done fitting things.
Quote ID: 3157
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Book ID: 145 Page: 205
Section: 4B
Ol. 13.98.100
As for their victories at the Isthmos and Nemea, in a brief
word I shall reveal their sum, and my true witness
under oath shall be the noble herald’s sweet-tongued
shout heard full sixty times from both those places.
Pastor John notes: John’s note - Pindar is not excessive in his praise, even though he depends on popular genealogist and heroic myths.
Quote ID: 3158
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Book ID: 145 Page: 231
Section: 4B
Pyth. 1.89.94
Abide in flourishing high spirits,
and if indeed you love always to hear pleasant things said
about you, do not grow too tired of spending,
but let out the sail, like a helmsman,
to the wind. Do not be deceived,
O my friend, by shameful gains,
for the posthumous acclaim of fame
alone reveals the life of men who are dead and gone
to both chroniclers and poets.
Quote ID: 3159
Time Periods: 0
Book ID: 145 Page: 245
Section: 5D
Pyth. 2.76.77
Purveyors of slander are a deadly evil to both parties,{15}
with temperaments just like those of foxes.
Quote ID: 3160
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Book ID: 145 Page: 259
Section: 2D2
Pyth. 3.77.79
But for my part, I wish to pray
to the Mother, to whom, along with Pan, the maidens
often sing before my door at night,
for she is a venerable goddess.{5}
Quote ID: 3161
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Book ID: 145 Page: 263
Section: 4B
Pyth. 3.110.111
And if a god should grant me luxurious wealth,
I hope that I may win lofty fame hereafter.
Quote ID: 3162
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Book ID: 145 Page: 309
Section: 4B
Pyth. 5.5.8
O Arkesilas, favored by heaven,
truly have you, from the very first steps
of your glorious life,
been seeking it along with fame,
Pastor John’s note - Proverbs - The rich have many friends.
Quote ID: 3163
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Book ID: 145 Page: 386
Section: 4B
Pyth. 11.41.42
Muse, it is your duty, since you have contracted to hire
your voice for silver, to keep it moving this way and that,
OTHER abbreviations
Pythian Odes: Pyth. (with number and lines, as above)
Nemean Odes: Nem. (with number and lines, as above)
Isthmian Odes: Isth. (with number and lines, as above)
Fragments
For the section on Fragments: Frag. (with the number, as “Frag. 146”)
(unless a separate category of fragments is designated, as below)
Hymns: Hymn. (with the number, as “Hymn Fr. 36”)
Encomia: Encom. (with the number, such as Encom. 123)
Threnos: Thren. (with the number, as Thren. Fr. 133)
Quote ID: 3164
Time Periods: 0
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