← PindarOlympian Odesby PindarVictory odes celebrating athletic champions at the ancient Olympic GamesFind on Amazon↗About the authorPindarGreek lyric poet renowned for his epinician odes celebrating victors at the Panhellenic games. His elaborate metaphors and complex meters set the standard for choral lyric poetry.More by PindarPythian OdesVictory odes commemorating Pythian Games champions with mythological allusions→Nemean OdesVictory odes honoring Nemean Games winners interwoven with heroic mythology→Isthmian OdesVictory odes celebrating Isthmian Games athletes with lyrical praise→