Victory Odes · Character
Melissus
Victorious athlete from Thebes, celebrated in an Isthmian ode.
minor
Also known as Melissus of Thebes
First appearance: victory odes
Melissus shows up with force in The Isthmian Odes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Victor celebrated in Isthmian Ode IV, praised for his chariot victory.
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In The Isthmian Odes: Victor celebrated in Isthmian Ode IV, praised for his chariot victory. Later, in III For Melissus of Thebes: Victor…
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Character groups
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
- 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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