A clip from Greek poet Pindar's first Olympic ode, commissioned by Sicilian prince Hiero in the 5th century BCE. In the ode, Pindar recounts the story of Pelops, a legendary Greek hero who won a horse race that inspired the establishment of the Olympian games. In his retelling, Pindar compares Hieron to Pelops and celebrates his greatness. | Encyclopaedia Britannica

Ode on a Grecian Urn - Poems by John Keats (1795-1821)