• Pindar
• Greek philology
• Boeotia
• Thebes
• Acraephia
• Tenerus
• Greek sanctuaries

This work aims to provide an edition of some Pindar’s fragments (frr. 51a-d, 52g and 52k M.) related to the mythical prophet Tenerus and the Boeotian sanctuaries of Apollo Hismenius (Thebes) and Apollo Ptoios (Acraephia). The edition is accompanied by an Italian translation and a detailed commentary. Herwig Maehler’s (1989, post Snell) and Ian Rutherford’s (2001) editions are, of course, essential reference points, yet these texts would still benefit from some philological and exegetical improvements. A brief introduction to the aforementioned sanctuaries and on their relationship with each other is provided; by way of conclusion, it is discussed how these fragments can be read in the Boeotian historical context and how Pindar depicts himself as a poet in these texts.