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Chromius

General and chariot victor from Etna, honored in a Nemean ode.

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Also known as Chromius of Etna

First appearance: victory odes

Chromius shows up with force in I For Chromius of Etna. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Victor in the chariot-race, celebrated in this ode.
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In I For Chromius of Etna: Victor in the chariot-race, celebrated in this ode. Later, in IX For Chromius of Etna: Victor of the…

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ZEZeusAGAgesidamusALAlkmenaAPApolloPHPhoebusCHChromius

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Protagonist
  • Mythological heroes and deities

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the revelation that the flute’s music—celebrated as Midas’s vic…

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