How many books of Pindar's epinicia were there?
Fourteen
Seventeen
Twelve
Ten
Answer
Seventeen books once contained all of Pindar's victory odes, or epinicia, arranged by ancient scholars according to the four great festivals at which they were performed. Only four of these books, celebrating Olympian and Pythian victors, survive intact.
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