Bacchylides of Ceos is the last lyrically creative figure of antiquity in chronological order. His carefully crafted victory odes are perhaps the most characteristic examples of the late choral lyricism of the 5th century B.C.

The primary virtues of Bacchylides' poetic output are the creative variety in his mythological narratives, the versatile combination of different storytelling techniques, and the clear Ionic language that articulately promotes poetic thought and dynamically engages the emotions and responses of the audience.

This volume aspires to present to the Greek public for the first time a translation and thorough interpretive approach to all of Bacchylides' victory odes, illuminating the individual aspects of the spatial-temporal framework of their presentation.