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Kleandros

Victorious athlete from Aegina, honored in an Isthmian ode.

minor

Also known as the victor Kleandros

First appearance: victory odes

Kleandros shows up with force in III For Melissus of Thebes. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a forebear whose chariot victories brought glory to the family.
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In III For Melissus of Thebes: Mentioned as a forebear whose chariot victories brought glory to the family. Later, in VIII For Kleandros of Aegina: Victorious in the boys' pankration at Isthmus and Nemea; son of…

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ZEZeusHIHieroHEHectorAEAeginaHEHeraclesKLKleandros

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Protagonist
  • Heracles and his family

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  • 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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