Pindar

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Hear a reading of ancient Greek poet Pindar's first Olympic ode, commissioned by Sicilian prince Hiero

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Also Known As	Pindarus • Pindaros
Born	518 BCE? • Cynoscephalae • ancient Greece
Died After	446 • Árgos • ancient Greece

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