Victory Odes · Character
Pherenikus
Racehorse owned by Hiero, winner at the Pythian and Olympic Games.
minor
Also known as fleet Pherenikus
First appearance: victory odes
Pherenikus shows up with force in I For Hiero of Syracuse. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Hiero's victorious horse, praised for his untiring speed and victory at Olympia.
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Character groups
- Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
- Heracles and his family
- Mythological heroes and deities
- Protagonist
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- 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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