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  • 11Glenn W. Most — Glenn Warren Most (* 12. Juni 1952) ist ein US amerikanischer Altphilologe. Most studierte zwischen 1968 und 1972 in Harvard. 1972 schloss er dort mit dem B.A. summa cum laude in Classics (Latin) ab. Bis 1973 folgte ein Masterstudiengang am… …

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  • 12Ibycus — /ib i keuhs/, n. fl. c540 B.C., Greek poet. * * * ▪ Greek poet flourished 6th century BC, Rhegium [now Reggio, Italy]       Greek lyric poet, one of the nine lyric poets in the official list, or canon, drawn up by the scholars of Alexandria in… …

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  • 13Pindar — /pin deuhr/, n. 522? 443? B.C., Greek poet. * * * born 518/522, Cynoscephalae died с 438 BC, Argos Greek poet. A Boeotian of aristocratic birth, Pindar was educated in neighbouring Athens and lived much of his life in Thebes. Almost all his early …

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  • 14epinicion — ▪ ode Greek  epinikion,  also spelled  epinician,  plural  epinicia  or  epinikia        lyric ode honouring a victor in one of the great Hellenic games. The epinicion was performed usually by a chorus, or on occasion by a solo singer, as part of …

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  • 15Simonides of Ceos — ▪ Greek poet born c. 556 BC, Iulis, Ceos [now Kéa, Greece] died c. 468 BC, Acragas [now Agrigento, Sicily, Italy]       Greek poet, noted for his lyric poetry, elegiacs, and epigrams (epigram); he was an uncle of the Greek lyric poet Bacchylides …

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  • 16epinikian — adjective see epinician * * * epinikˈian or epinicˈian adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑epinikion …

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