Fathers <i>in absentia</i> in Pindar's Epinicians

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  • Maria Pavlou

Abstract

In several odes Pindar is unusually reticent concerning the lineage of the laudandus: these can be explained by individual circumstances, especially when the poem was commissioned by someone other than the family.

Author Biography

Maria Pavlou

Adjunct Lecturer - Undergraduate Programme "Studies in Greek Civilisation"

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2012-01-28

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