Splendor and Sovereignty: Hiero’s Celebration in Bacchylides’ Ode 5

This paper aims to demonstrate how Hiero of Syracuse is celebrated through Bacchylides’ choice of words in his Ode 5. Despite the ode’s remarkable obscurity regarding its myth and the pessimism of its gnṓmē, it is possible to notice the echoes of prosperity, vitality, and festivity that follow the m...

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Main Author: Isabella Demarchi
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2019-12-01
Series:Codex: Revista de Estudos Clássicos
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Online Access:https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/CODEX/article/view/25929