Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. SCHOLARSHIP -- II DEFINITION OF PARTS -- III. LENGTH -- IV. SECTION X: THE BEGINNING -- V. SECTIONS Y AND Z: MYTH AND END -- VI. THE VARIANT ODES -- VII. COMPARISON WITH BACCHYLIDES -- VIII. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: CODING -- LIST OF WORKS CITED -- INDEX OF SCHOLARS -- INDEX OF TERMS