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What is the earliest surviving epinician ode by Pindar?
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Pindar's first Olympic ode, its context, and the significance of the victory ode, or epinicion.
The earliest surviving epinician ode by the Greek poet Pindar is Pythian ode 10, which dates from 498 BCE.1