Olympian 10

Olympian 10
by Pindar
Country	Ancient Greece
Series	Olympian
Genre(s)	Epinikion
Publication date	476 B.C.

Olympian 10 is an ode by Pindar that celebrates the victory of Locrian boxer Hagesidamus at the Olympian games of 476 B.C. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

Hagesidamus was raised in Epizephyrian Locris (now Locri), a city located in modern-day Southern Italy. He was the son of Archestratos. He was trained by Ilas, who Pindar described as having helped him succeed in the Olympic games similar to how Achilles helped Patroklos in warfare. Pindar also stated in the poem that Hagesidamus shared the youth and beauty of Ganymede, for which reason he would be similarly spared from living a mortal life and thus be "immortalized" in his poem. ^[1]

References

1. Nassen, Paula J. (1975). "A Literary Study of Pindar's Olympian 10" . Transactions of the American Philological Association. 105: 219–240. doi:10.2307/283943. ISSN   0360-5949.
2. Kromer, Gretchen (1976). "The Value of Time in Pindar's Olympian 10". Hermes. 104 (4): 420–436. ISSN   0018-0777.
3. Burgess, Dana L. (1990). "Pindar's Olympian 10; Praise for the Poet, Praise for the Victor". Hermes. 118 (3): 273–281. ISSN   0018-0777.
4. Hubbard, Thomas (2005). "Pindar's Tenth Olympian and Athlete-Trainer Pederasty" . Journal of Homosexuality. 49 (3–4): 137–171. doi:10.1300/J082v49n03_05. ISSN   0091-8369.