What was Pindar’s last surviving victory ode?

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Hear a reading of ancient Greek poet Pindar's first Olympic ode, commissioned by Sicilian prince Hiero — Pindar Pindar's first Olympic ode, its context, and the significance of the victory ode, or epinicion.

Pindar’s last extant poem is Pythian ode 8, which commemorates an Aeacid victory. While this is his final surviving ode, the last datable epinicion (victory ode) in his collection is from 446 BCE.1