Victory garland/wreath
object · 3 works · 3 mentions · 11 anchored passages
wreath · crown · garland · adornment for hair · band for the locks of your hair · garland of laurel · victory garland
spoken of as
1 expressionVictory garlands/wreaths1 mention
Isthmean (Greek)
Honor him, who won the garland of wild Dorian celery in the Isthmian valley;
in the texts
Electra
The ceremonial garland/wreath Electra prepares and bestows on Orestes and Pylades to honor their killing of Aegisthus.
Come sing a glorious victory ode, to my dance.
It is for you to bring adornment now for his head;
And you, his companion, Pylades, taught by a most pious father, receive a garland from my hand;
Isthmean
The wreaths (of wild celery, myrtle, or other plants) awarded to victors at the Isthmian, Nemean, and other games.
Honor him, who won the garland of wild Dorian celery in the Isthmian valley;
As a recompense for glorious deeds, it is right to celebrate a noble man, and it is right to exalt him in victory-songs with the gentle Graces.
Since the Isthmus gave to the people of Cadmus six garlands from her games, the glory of triumph for my fatherland, where Alcmena bore her fearless son, before whom the bold hounds of Geryon once trembled.
Pythian
The laurel wreath or garland awarded to victors at the Pythian games, recurring across nearly every ode in this window as the central physical emblem of athletic and artistic triumph.
They wreathe their hair with golden laurel branches and revel joyfully.
They cast on that man many leaves and garlands, and before he had received many wings for his victories.
One was subdued by the thunderbolt, the other by the bow of Apollo, who with a gracious mind welcomed the son of Xenarces on his return from Cirrha, crowned with a garland of laurel from Parnassus and with Dorian victory-song.