Question
This poet described how gold “stands out supreme” “like a fire blazing in the night” in a poem dedicated to Hieron of Syracuse. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this Ancient Greek poet who declared “of all things, water is best” at the beginning of one of his epinikia, which he pioneered alongside his rival Bacchylides.
ANSWER: Pindar [or Pindaros]
[10e] Pindar’s epinikia, commemorating Olympic victories, are in his namesake form of this sort of poem that gives praise.
ANSWER: ode [accept Pindaric ode]
[10h] The Pindaric ode form ends with the epode, in which the chorus unites in the center of the stage. Please name either of the other two parts of the Pindaric ode.
ANSWER: strophe OR antistrophe
<HG, European Literature>
Summary
| 2024 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | 2024-12-06 | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Waterloo | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| 2024 ARCADIA at Illinois | 2024-11-09 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Toronto A | Waterloo Basic | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |