Victory Odes · Character
Battus
Founder of Kyrene, celebrated as a heroic colonist.
minor
First appearance: victory odes
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Founder of Kyrene, buried near the market-place; his line continues to receive honor and divine blessing.
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With Alkmena (social): Alcmene and Battus are both figures from Greek myth and history, linked through genealogical or colonial narratives. In V For Arkesilas of Kyrene: Founder of Kyrene, buried near the market-place;…
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- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
- Mythological heroes and deities
- Protagonist
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The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…
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