Pindar’s Olympian 12: Hopes, Reversals of Fortune and Truth
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- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2019
- Source
- Kaleidoscope Open Archive
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- Language
- English
- License
- Unknown
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Abstract
Olympian 12 can be divided into two uneven parts: the first one (1-12a) essentially outlines the workings of Tyche, while the second one (13-19) demonstrates how the individual case of Ergoteles fits into this greater scheme of things. The purpose of this article is to show that these two parts are connected not only through a deductive logic, but also through verbal and thematic repetitions that cumulatively build up the following thesis: due to the unknowability of the future, men, in their quest for power, rely on hopes, something which leads to reversals of fortune that, ultimately, manifest the truth.
