Britannica
Sources used in this answer
How old was Pindar when he won at the Great Dionysia?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Pindar
Pindar's first Olympic ode, its context, and the significance of the victory ode, or epinicion.
In 497 or 496 BCE, when Pindar was scarcely more than 20 years of age, he won first place in the dithyrambic competition at the Great Dionysia.1