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Epinicians (3.51-3.65)

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for death is most hateful to mortals when it is right before their eyes. But when the flashing force of terrible fire began to shoot through the wood,
Zeus set a dark rain-cloud over it, and began to quench the golden flame.
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Nothing is unbelievable which is brought about by the gods' ambition. Then Apollo, born on Delos, brought the old man to live among the Hyperboreans,
along with his slender-ankled daughters,
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because of his piety, since of all mortals he sent the greatest gifts to holy Pytho. And of all mortal men who live in Greece, not one, o greatly-praised Hieron, will be willing
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to say that he has sent more gold than you to Loxias. Every man who does not fatten himself with envy may praise a ⋯ warlike man, a lover of horses,

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