DOI
https://doi.org/10.52284/NECJ.48.2.article.kousoulini
Publication Date
12-20-2021
Abstract
Pindar’s Sicilian odes composed for Hieron and Chromius are embellished with various mythological narratives that are also encountered in early epic material. I suggest that Pindar not only localizes - to some extent - these originally Panhellenic mythological narratives in order to embed them in the foundation narratives that he constructs for the Sicilian victors but that the poet creates a complex interplay between epichoric and Panhellenic elements within the context of the Sicilian odes. In this way, Pindar creates for Hieron and his newly-founded city a mythical past and legitimizes his right to rule before the eyes of local and Panhellenic audiences.
First Page
31
Last Page
49
Recommended Citation
Kousoulini, Vasiliki
(2021)
"Localizing Early Epic Material in Pindar’s Sicilian Odes: Epichoric Concerns and Panhellenic Fame,"
New England Classical Journal: Vol. 48
:
Iss.
2
, 31-49.
https://doi.org/10.52284/NECJ.48.2.article.kousoulini
Keywords
Pindar, Sicily, Panhellenic, Epichoric, Early Epic, Foundation Narratives