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Epinicians (9.19-10.15)

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it was she who then sent Adrastus son of Talaus
to Thebes ⋯ to Polyneices ⋯ The mortal men who crown their golden hair with the triennial garland from those glorious games in Nemea are illustrious;
and now a god has given it to the victorious Automedes,
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for he stood out among the pentathletes as the shining moon in the mid-month night sky outshines the light of the stars.
In such a way, amid the vast circling crowd of the Greeks, did he display his marvellous body, hurling the wheel-shaped discus, and raise a shout from the people as he flung the shaft of the dark-leaved elder-tree
from his hand into the steep sky.
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He executed the flashing movement of wrestling, and brought strong-limbed bodies down to the earth with such high-spirited strength, then returned to the dark-whirling waters of the Asopus,
whose fame has reached every land, even the farthest reaches of the Nile. And the women skilled with the spear who live by the fair-flowing stream of Thermodon, daughters of horse-driving Ares,
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have met with your descendants, much-envied lord of rivers, and so has Troy, the city of high gates. Countless reports of your offspring tread wide paths everywhere, of your daughters
with shining belts, whom the gods established, with good fortune, as founders of cities that were never to be sacked.
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Who does not know the well-built city of dark-haired Thebes,
or renowned Aegina, who went to the bed of great Zeus and bore the hero ⋯ who ⋯ the land of the Achaeans ⋯ trials ⋯
⋯ with beautiful robe ⋯
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and Peirene with her twisted garland, and as many other
honorable daughters of the ancient resounding river who were overcome in the glorifying beds of gods. ⋯ city ⋯ victory ⋯ the cries of flutes ⋯
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⋯ to speak well of golden, violet-haired Cypris, the glorious mother of unbending passions for mortals
⋯ hymn ⋯
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⋯ even for one who is dead
⋯ everlasting time, would always declare to later generations your victory at Nemea. A fine deed which attains genuine songs of praise is stored up on high with the gods.
With the true remembrance of men, the finest adornment of the [deep-waisted] Muses is left behind even [after death].
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There are many ⋯ of men; but the mind of the gods distinguishes
what is hidden in the darkness of night ⋯ and the better ⋯
⋯ few men ⋯ what will be.
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⋯ gave ⋯ grace ⋯ and Dionysus ⋯ city honored by the gods ⋯ to dwell ⋯
golden-sceptered ⋯ whoever takes a fine thing ⋯ praise ⋯ for the son of Timoxenos sing praises, with processions [of young men], for his victory in the pentathlon.
Ode 10
For an AthenianFoot Race at the IsthmusDate unknown
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Fame, you visit the races [of men?], and ⋯
⋯ eyes ⋯ peaceful respite ⋯ now for him his sister's husband
has moved the clear-voiced island bee
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so that the immortal ornament of the Muses will be at hand as a common joy for men, revealing your excellence to men on earth,
⋯ by the will of Victory you have crowned your golden head with blossoms and brought glory to broad Athens and fame to the Oeneidae, when, in Poseidon's far-famed games,

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