1.of Kastor, referring to some melody or rythm, perhaps connected with his patronage of horsemen, cf. “ἱππίῳ νόμῳ” O. 1.101: “Σ” P. 2.127 claims this was hyporchematic. “τὸ Καστόρειον δ᾽ ἐν Αἰολίδεσσι χορδαῖς θέλων ἄθρησον χάριν ἑπτακτύπου φόρμιγγος ἀντόμενος” (sc. “μέλος”: “gleichbedeutend mit Epinikion”, Fränkel; D & P, 494^{18}: “Σ”, Wil. refer to fr. 105) P. 2.69 “ἐθέλω ἢ Καστορείῳ ἢ Ἰολάοἰ ἐναρμόξαι μιν ὕμνῳ” I. 1.16
Καστόρειος
Lexicon to Pindar. William J. Slater. Berlin. De Gruyter. 1969.
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