Archilochus was not included in the canonic list of nine lyric poets compiled by Hellenistic scholars – his range exceeded their narrow criteria for lyric ('lyric' meant verse accompanied by the lyre). He did in fact compose some lyrics but only the tiniest fragments of these survive today. However they include one of the most famous of all lyric utterances, a hymn to Heracles with which victors were hailed at the Olympic Games, featuring a resounding refrain in which the first word imitates the sound of the lyre.