- Pytheas: He was a Greek geographer and explorer from the Greek
colony, Massalia
- Aigina: She was a figure of Greek mythology, the nymph of the
island that bears her name, Aegina, lying in the Saronic Gulf between Attica
and the Peloponnesos.
- Pankration: It was a sporting event introduced into the Greek
Olympic Games in 648 BC and founded as a blend of boxing and wrestling but with
scarcely any rules.
[Ant.2]
This paragraph portrays the story of Heracles and Nemean lion, and
it compares with victory in Pankration game.
- Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid
dynasty of Danaans, was the first of the heroes of Greek mythology whose
exploits in defeating various archaic monsters provided the founding myths of
the Twelve Olympians.
[Ep.2]
The author acclaims that victory remains “renown undying”.
[Str. 3]
The author praises the great victory of pankration.
- Nemea: It is an ancient site in the northeastern part of the
Peloponnese, in Greece.
[Ant. 3]
The author still praises the victory, and even goes further by
mentioning the son of Kronos, Zeus.
[Ep.3]
Explains about family history of great warriors.
- Endeis: She was a Thessalian nymph or princess who married King
Aiakos of the island of Aigina
- Peleus: He was the king of the Myrmidons of Thessaly; he was
most famous as the husband of Thetis (a sea nymph) and the father of the hero
Achilles, whom he outlived
- Telamon: He was son of the king Aeacus of Aegina, and Endeïs and
brother of Peleus.
- Aiakos: He was a mythological king of the island of Aegina in
the Saronic Gulf. He was son of Zeus and Aegina, a daughter of the river-god
Asopus.
[Str. 4]
Achilles got angry, and he leaves the warfare.
- Achilles: was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and the central
character and greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad. His mother was the nymph
Thetis, and his father, Peleus, was the king of the Myrmidons.
- Ajax: He was the son of King Telamon and Periboea, and the
half-brother of Teucer
- Hektor: He was a Trojan prince and the greatest fighter for Troy
in the Trojan War.
[Ant. 4]
Depicts details how Achilles was raged.
Nereids: they are sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus and
Doris, sisters to Nerites.
[Ep.4]
The withdrawal of Achilles gave Trojans more hopefulness.
[Ant.5]
It explains that Ares and Apollo were supporting Trojans, and they
attacked Greek ships.
Loxias: A name for Apollo as the god of incomprehensible oracular
sayings.
[Ep. 6]
Celebrating the glorious victory of athletes, and it also gives
attention to Menandros, Pytheas’ trainers.
[Ep.7]
Baccylides thanks to Lampon who gave him opportunity to write this
poem, and also thanks to Kleio, a muse of delightful songs, to herald this poem
to all the people.
References
1. Greek Lyrics
You did a very complete job here - the next step is how you'll tie all these pieces into a single whole again. How will you use these annotations in the service of a specific close reading?
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