πρόσφορος: The traditional “fit,” whether “fit” (for the Muses), “fit” (for the theme), “fit for (ἐν) the Muses' car,” “fit to rehearse” (ἀναγεῖσθαι), gives neither satisfactory sense nor sharp image. If πρόσφορος can be understood as προσφορὰν προσφέρων (cf. v. 116), the passage is perfect. P. is “a bearer” of precious gifts. He would mount the Muses' chariot, passing through the long line of victories with a tribute of praise to each, and for his attendants he wishes poetic Daring and ample Power.
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Pindar: The Olympian and Pythian Odes. Basil L. Gildersleeve. Anne Mahoney. edited for Perseus. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1885.
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