Fathers <i>in absentia</i> in Pindar's Epinicians
<p>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.</p>
Main Author: | Maria Pavlou |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Duke University
2012-02-01
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Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/13571 |
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