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and because he accomplished this tremendous deed he seemed to the younger men to be the greatest man of his time in excellence towards his parents. These things are past. Of men alive today, Thrasybulus
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more than anyone has approached his father’ s standard,
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and he rivals his father’s brother in every splendor. He manages his wealth with intelligence, reaping not an unjust or arrogant youth, but the wisdom found in the quiet haunts of the Pierian Muses.
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Earth-shaking Poseidon, he is devoted to you, who rule over horse-races, and his thoughts are pleasing to you. His sweet temperament, when he associates with his drinking companions, surpasses even the bee’s intricate honeycomb.
Pythian 7 For Megacles of Athens Four-Horse Chariot Race 486 B. C. E.
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The great city of Athens is the most beautiful prelude of song, which the widely powerful race of the Alcmaeonids can lay as a foundation of odes in honor of their horses.
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What fatherland, what family will you name that is more illustrious in Greece ?
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For in all cities the story
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of the citizens of Erechtheus makes the rounds, Apollo, how they made your dwelling in divine Pytho a marvel to see. Five Isthmian victories lead my song forward, and one outstanding triumph
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at Zeus’ Olympian games, and two from Cirrha —
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yours, Megacles, and your ancestors’. I rejoice at this new success; but I grieve that fine deeds are repaid with envy.
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It is true what they say: the abiding bloom of good fortune brings with it both good and bad.
Pythian 8 For Aristomenes of Aegina Wrestling 446 B. C. E.
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Kindly Peace, daughter of Justice, you who make cities great, holding the supreme keys of counsels and of wars,
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receive this honor due to Aristomenes for his Pythian victory. For you know both how to give and how to receive gentleness, with precise timing.
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And yet, whenever anyone drives pitiless anger into his heart,
