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Odes of Pindar, Tr., with Notes and Illustr., by G. West, R.B. Greene and H.J. Pye. to Which Is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Olympic Games, by the Former

Odes of Pindar, Tr., with Notes and Illustr., by G. West, R.B. Greene and H.J. Pye. to Which Is Prefixed a Dissertation on the Olympic Games, by the Former


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810. Excerpt: ... Jupiter Horcius, to give a true and impartial judgment upon the matters left to their examination, without taking any reward; and not to discover the reasons which disposed them to reject some and admit others. SECTION XV. OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE OLYMPIC CROWN. From what has been said in the preceding sectiont of the nature of the several exercises, of which the Olympic Games consisted, it is natural to conclude that every one, who fancied himself qualified for obtaining an Olympic victoiy, was admitted to contend for it. But if it be considered that the Olympic Games were part of a religious festival, instituted in honour of the king and father of all the Pagan deities, and solemnized with the utmost splendour and magnificence, by pompous deputations from every state of Greece; that the assembly, from the great concourse of people of all orders and conditions, who upon these occasions usually resorted to Olympia, either from devotion or curio-sity, or other motives, must have been very numer" ous and august: and, lastly, that a victory in the Olympic Games was attended with many considerable honours and immunities: whoever, I say, will take these several points into consideration, will not be surprised to find all those, who offered themselves as candidates for the Olympic crown, before they were admitted to contend for it, subjected to tuch conditions, as were necessary to maintain that order and decorum, which became so sacred ilul solemn an institution: and required to pass through such an examination, as might tend to exclude all, who should in any degree appear unworthy of the honour of contending for the Olympic olive. What these were I shall now proceed to show. Some time before the celebration of the Games, the candidates were obliged to give i...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781150046667
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 114
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 115004666X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 218 gr


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