Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
In this episode, we discuss the various types of ancient Greek musical instruments during the Classical Period and how and for what purpose they were used; and the lives and works of the three great 5th century BC lyric poets who pioneered the genre of the epinikion (victory ode)—Simonides of Ceos (556-468 BC), Bacchylides of Ceos (ca. 525-ca. 450 BC), and Pindar of Thebes (522-443 BC), as well as their connections with the lesser known poets Corrina of Tanagra, Lasos of Hermione, and Timocreon of Rhodes
Show Notes: thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/045-music-and-victory-odes.html
Today’s episode is brought to you by our new Patreon supporters Raphael Deutsch and Gabriel Portos, as well as PayPal donors Ben Mann, Lucas Ralston, Bob Armburst, and Robert Porter. I do apologize if I didn’t pronounce those correctly but I do thank you for your donations in support of the podcast. If you would like to support The History of Ancient Greece, you too could become a monthly Patreon supporter at (patreon.com/thehistoryofancientgreecepodcast) or a one time donor at (paypal.me/RyanStitt). Links to the various sites are in the show notes.
In this episode, we discuss the various types of ancient Greek musical instruments during the Classical Period and how and for what purpose they were used; and the lives and works of the three great 5th century BC lyric poets who pioneered the genre of the epinikion (victory ode)—Simonides of Ceos (556-468 BC), Bacchylides of Ceos (ca. 525-ca. 450 BC), and Pindar of Thebes (522-443 BC), as well as their connections with the lesser known poets Corrina of Tanagra, Lasos of Hermione, and Timocreon of Rhodes
Show Notes: thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/06/045-music-and-victory-odes.html
Today’s episode is brought to you by our new Patreon supporters Raphael Deutsch and Gabriel Portos, as well as PayPal donors Ben Mann, Lucas Ralston, Bob Armburst, and Robert Porter. I do apologize if I didn’t pronounce those correctly but I do thank you for your donations in support of the podcast. If you would like to support The History of Ancient Greece, you too could become a monthly Patreon supporter at (patreon.com/thehistoryofancientgreecepodcast) or a one time donor at (paypal.me/RyanStitt). Links to the various sites are in the show notes.
