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ΣI3.inscr. Written for Melissus of Thebes. This man won the Isthmian and Nemean games. It is attributed as an ode for horses since Pindar doesn't make clear the form of the victory, whether for a single- or four-horse race. But he only says he was crowned for a horse race.
ΣI1.1/1 1. If anyone of men has fared well: The meaning is: "if anyone has good luck in contests or in wealth, as someone who does not go beyond the point of satiety among his success, that person is worthy of being spoken well of by the citizens."
