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PINDAR.
The songs of heaven delights to hear,20
Ye tuneful sisters, harken now to mine.
As moving on, with agile state,
The festal pomp we celebrate.
To hymn, Asopichus, thy fame,
With Lydian melodies I came;25
Since Minyas' prosperous town to thee
Owes her Olympic victory. 27
Now to Persephonea's hall,
Encircled by its sable wall,
Haste, Echo, bear thy grateful tale30
To Cleodamus' ear;
Which in illustrious Pisa's vale
Announced his bright career:
How in life's early bloom his son
The glorious wreath of triumph won;[1]35
Encircling with that guerdon fair,
In winged grace his flowing hair. 35
- ↑ It was usual for the victors at the Olympic games to entwine with garlands the manes of their horses as well as their own hair. To this custom Pindar frequently alludes.
