One story states that when he fell asleep in a field, he snored with his mouth open and a swarm of bees flew in.  
One story states that when he fell asleep in a field, he snored with his mouth open and a swarm of bees flew in.  When he awoke, his mouth was filled with honey and every word he spoke was honey as well.  He studied under Lasus of Hermione but loved Thrasybulus and Theoxenos, whom he eulogized later in life.  Among his patrons was Hieron I of Syracuse, and another ruler, Alexander the Great, would spare this man's childhood home in Thebes during an invasion 150 years later.  17 volumes of his poetry were known, of which four survive, and of these epinicia, the Pythian, Isthmian and Olympian are most well-known.  FTP, name this Greek lyric poet famed for his odes.
One story states that when he fell asleep in a field, he snored with his mouth open and a swarm of bees flew in.  
Pindar