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Where and at what age was Pindar said to have died?

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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.

According to the ancient biographical tradition, the Greek poet Pindar died in Argos at the age of 80. He is said to have died in the arms of a youth named Theoxenus, to whom he had dedicated an encomium. While the exact date of his death is not definitively known, it is estimated to have occurred after 446 BCE, likely around 438 BCE.12