Victory Odes · Character
Pelops
Hero and founder of the Olympic Games, son of Tantalus.
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First appearance: victory odes
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In I For Hiero of Syracuse: Son of Tantalus, beloved of Poseidon, founder of the Olympic games, and subject of a revised myth. Later, in V For Psaumis of Camarina: Mentioned as part of Oenomaus' home and the origin of…
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- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
- Heracles and his family
- 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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