Who is Pindar from The Greek Way and what is their importance?

Pindar was a poet of the early fifth century in Athens who wrote odes to the heroes of his day, comparing them with the heroes of history, in an effort to demonstrate that the virtues and requirements of the aristocratic creed could still be seen in a time that was rapidly moving toward the creation of democracy. He is characterized by Hamilton as the last defender of the old Athenian aristocracy and the beliefs that supported its continuation.