Pindarus
(7th
century BC)
Poet from Thebes
who studied under Corinna and wrote odes and lyrics to the victories of the
Olympian Games. On of the most recited ones is the one about Diagaorus who
was an old athlete, and whose three sons won at the Olympic Games, causing
Diagorus to die of joy.
"But even wisdom feels the lure of gain,
Gold glittered in his hand, and he was hired."
Pindarus, Pythian 3
"But he who has achieved a new success
Basks in the light, soaring from hope to hope.
His deeds of prowess let him pace the air,
While he concieves plans sweeter to him than wealth".
Pindarus, Pythian 8
