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Pindar, Nemean 8.24
“No memory awaits the brave-hearted man who is speechless” ἦ τιν’ ἄγλωσσον μέν, ἦτορ δ’ ἄλκιμον, λάθα κατέχει The Nemean odes were written in honor of victors at the Nemean games, held, of course, at Nemea.
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