Pythian odes vs The Olympian and Pythian odes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Greek Laudatory poetry, Athletics, Olympic games, Games, Greek Mythology, Poetry
Pythian odes
The victory odes, or epinikia, are a series of poems composed by the ancient Greek poet Pindar to commemorate the triumphs of athletes who competed in various Panhellenic games like the Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and…
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The Olympian and Pythian odes
The Going of the White Swan Pindar , ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes (422-443B.C.) This ebook presents «The Going of the White Swan», from Pindar . A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pythian odes is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Olympian and Pythian odes.
- The Olympian and Pythian odes has the widest readership — 116 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Pythian odes | The Olympian and Pythian odes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (116) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Pythian odes | The Olympian and Pythian odes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 116 |
| Editions | 14 | 20 |
| Citations | — | 89 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 275 |
| Reading it now | — | 10 |
| Written reviews | — | 10 |
| Pages | 165 | 395 |