Pindar
[ pin-der ]
/ ˈpɪn dər /
noun
522?–443? b.c., Greek poet.
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Pindar
/ (ˈpɪndə) /
noun
?518–?438 bc, Greek lyric poet, noted for his Epinikia, odes commemorating victories in the Greek games
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