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Pherenikus

Racehorse owned by Hiero, winner at the Pythian and Olympic Games.

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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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HIHieroCHCheironPHPhilyraZEZeusTITimodemusPHPherenikus

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Victors, patrons, and mythological figures
  • Heracles and his family
  • Mythological heroes and deities
  • Protagonist

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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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