In Spanish
El mito de Heracles en los poemas de Baquílides no parece extremadamente profuso. Tradicionalmente se considera al ditirambo 16 como el poema más relevante del autor respecto del mito del héroe, particularmente en relación con Traquinias de Sófocles. Sin embargo, un análisis detenido del resto de las ocurrencias del mito en Baquílides demuestra que la influencia más trascendental del lírico excede los límites establecidos por el ditirambo. Los epinicios 5, 9 y 13, sumados a algunos fragmentos, representan una sorprendente fuente de originalidad, no sólo temática sino también formal. Es la intención del presente trabajo analizar dichos poemas en relación con Traquinias de Sófocles, de manera de determinar su influencia y/o relevancia para esta tragedia.
In English
"Bacchylides' handling of Heracles' myth. Its relevance to the analysis of Sophocles' Trachiniae". The myth of Heracles in Bacchylides' poems is not extremely profuse. Still, it is definitely worth looking at. Dithyramb 16 has been traditionally regarded as the most significant of Bacchylides' poems concerning Heracles' myth. This ode has been even pointed out as a source for Sophocles' Trachiniae. However, a close analysis of some of Bacchylides' victory odes proves that his most striking influence is not as much related to the dithyramb as it is to the epinicia.
Epinicia V, IX and XIII and a couple of fragments represent an amazing source of originality, not only in themes, but also in structure. It is our aim to study them in relation to Sophocles' Trachiniae, so as to identify their influence on the tragedy.