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10 mar 2008 · A history of the Knights of Pythias and its branches and auxiliary; together with an account of the origin of secret societies, the rise and fall of chivalry and historical chapters on the Pythian ritual.
PINDAR’S PYTHIAN 4: INTERPRETING HISTORY IN SONG Peter Agócs Abstract: This chapter comprises a narratological analysis of Pindar’s longest victory-ode, Pythian 4, composed to celebrate a chariot victory at Delphi of Arcesilas IV, the Battiad king of Cyrene. Through a close reading of the ode as a colonisation-story,
The Pythian Home of Missouri, also known as Pythian Castle, in Springfield, Missouri, was built in 1913 by the Knights of Pythias and later owned by the U.S. military. [1] German and Italian prisoners-of-war were assigned here during World War II for medical treatment and as laborers.
8 mar 2021 · Pythian Castle in Springfield, Mo., offers an opportunity for visitors to experience the thrill of history, ghosts and medieval-styled architecture. Built in 1913, and dedicated in 1914, the Pythian Castle is linked to the history of the Knights of Pythias, which is an male fraternal order that started after the Civil War.
To him Apollo and Pytho gave glory in the chariot race above those that live around. I will offer him, and the all-golden fleece of the ram, to the Muses as a theme for song. For when the Minyans sailed after that fleece, divinely-sent honors were planted for his race.
poem 4. Today you must stand beside a man dear to me, by the king of horsefamed Cyrene, and joining with Archesilaus in his victory revels, [5] Muse, swell the breeze of songs. owed to Leto's Twins and to Pytho, where once the priestess sitting in honor. beside the golden eagles of Zeus,
Pindar's Fourth Pythian Ode. 466 BCE. translated and introduced by Ernest Myers (1874) Pindar has made this victory of Arkesilas, King of the Hellenic colony of Kyrene in Africa, an occasion for telling the story of Jason's expedition with the Argonauts.
