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Herakles and Kyknos (Pindar, O.X. 15)

Herakles and Kyknos (Pindar, O.X. 15) HERAKLES AND KYKNOS (PINDAR, O.X. 15). BY H. J. ROSE Of all the many mythological allusions and passing references in Pindar, this is perhaps the most discussed, from the days of the Alexandrian commentators down to the latest treatise on the subject which I have seen, the learned and thoughtful dissertation of a South African scholar, Dr. Gerrit van Niekerk Viljoen, entitled Pindaros se tiende en elide olympiese odes (Leiden, n.d., ?1955). The passage, with its immediate context, runs thus: The rest of the verses give little or no trouble to the translator or commentator. Paraphrased in the barest and most prosaic fashion, their sense is as follows: "The Epizephyrian Lokrians are a people governed by precise justice ('the Goddess of Good Faith', Farnell). They are both cultured and warlike The young boxer Hagesidamos has reason to be grateful to his excellent trainer Ilas". The question at issue is and always has been what this all has to do with the sudden reference to the story of the battle between Herakles and Kyknos, in which according to Stesichoros I) the former began by retreating in face of his opponent when backed by his formidable father the War-God. The earliest http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mnemosyne Brill

Herakles and Kyknos (Pindar, O.X. 15)

Rose, H.J.
Mnemosyne , Volume 10 (1): 7 – Jan 1, 1957
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HERAKLES AND KYKNOS (PINDAR, O.X. 15). BY H. J. ROSE Of all the many mythological allusions and passing references in Pindar, this is perhaps the most discussed, from the days of the Alexandrian commentators down to the latest treatise on the subject which I have seen, the learned and thoughtful dissertation of a South African scholar, Dr. Gerrit van Niekerk Viljoen, entitled Pindaros se tiende en elide olympiese odes (Leiden, n.d., ?1955). The passage, with its immediate context, runs thus: The rest of the verses give little or no trouble to the translator or commentator. Paraphrased in the barest and most prosaic fashion, their sense is as follows: "The Epizephyrian Lokrians are a people governed by precise justice ('the Goddess of Good Faith', Farnell). They are both cultured and warlike The young boxer Hagesidamos has reason to be grateful to his excellent trainer Ilas". The question at issue is and always has been what this all has to do with the sudden reference to the story of the battle between Herakles and Kyknos, in which according to Stesichoros I) the former began by retreating in face of his opponent when backed by his formidable father the War-God. The earliest

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Published: Jan 1, 1957

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