Horace noted that whoever tried to match this poet
Horace noted that whoever tried to match this poet "fluttered on wings of wax," and his first work contained references to Hyperborea while addressing Hippocles of Thessaly. This poet wrote in a form called the Epinicia and he lent his name to a form consisting of a strophe, antistrophe, and epode, and this poet's house was spared in the destruction of Thebes by Alexander the Great. For 10 points, identify this poet known for his praise of (*) victorious athletes at Panhellenic festivals in his Victory Odes.
Horace noted that whoever tried to match this poet "fluttered on wings of wax," and his first work contained references to Hyperborea while addressing Hippocles of Thessaly.
Pindar