That poem, like others in the series was chanted at the Olympic ceremonies exclaiming the prowess of a youth.  
When he died in a large gathering, the crowd thought him to be asleep.  One legend states bees left their honey in his mouth as a youth, which foretold his future greatness.  In one of his poems he wishes a God be propitious to Psaumis, and the first in another series was to Chromius,who has just won a chariot race.  That poem, like others in the series was chanted at the Olympic ceremonies exclaiming the prowess of a youth.  Another one, Pythian X was written for Hippocleas after he won a race twice around the course in the title location.  For 10 points, name this ancient Greek poet famous for his Olympic, Pythian, Nemean, and Isthmian odes.
When he died in a large gathering, the crowd thought him to be asleep.  
{Pindar}