In the wake of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, poets of the seventh and sixth centuries BC composed epics that covered other parts of the Trojan War story or different areas of Greek mythology. Collectively these poems came to be known by Hellenistic scholars in Alexandria as The Epic Cycle . They also present a wealth of fascinating mythological details and provide absorbing variation on the traditional themes presented in Homer. Why are certain themes frequently used, while others are neglected in various poems? This short study provides a useful introduction to the Cycle for students and scholars of Greek epic and of classical civilization and mythology in general. Preface Abbreviations 1. The Epic Cycle Notes 2. The Titanomachy 3. The Oedipodeia 4. The Tebais 5. The Epigoni 6. The Cypria 7. The Aethiopis 8. The Little Iliad 9. The Sack of Troy 10. The Returns Home 11. The Telegony Index of Mythological Names
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Malcolm Davies is a Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford.
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Davies' work can be tough going in places, but it is well worth the effort. I know of no other book in English that provides such a concise and accurate analysis of the epic cycle. The only criticism I have (and this is minor) is that the author does not spend much time discussing the similarites between Homer and the rest of the cycle. In fact, he has more examples illustrating the differences between them. A good companion book would be The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle by Jonathan Burgess.
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This book does not contain the actual stories of the Epic Cycle. It is more of a reference book TO the stories. While it is a worthwhile book, when I was purchasing this book, I assume it would the poetic versions of the stories.
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The second-century AD writer Athenaeus presents (in his rambling monograph Deipnosophistae or A Banquet of Learning) a number of anecdotes about the Greek tragedian Sophocles, including the rather scandalous story of his successful ploy to kiss a beautiful youth serving wine at a banquet (Athen. 603E). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The second-century AD writer Athenaeus presents (in his rambling monograph Deipnosophistae or A Banquet of Learning) a number of anecdotes about the Greek tragedian Sophocles, including the rather scandalous story of his successful ploy to kiss a beautiful youth serving wine at a banquet (Athen. 603E). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Iliad and Odyssey by Homer on 7 pages
- Trojan Horse by Emily Little on 4 pages
- Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles on page 19, and page 20
- The Trojan Horse (Comics-To-Color) by Homer on page 66, and page 74
- The Wooden Horse: The Fall of Troy (Tales from the Odyssey) by I. M. Richardson on page 66
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- Euripides: Iphigenia at Aulis (Duckworth Companions to Greek & Roman Tragedy S.) by Pantelis Michelakis on page 131, page 147, and Back Matter
- Art of the Aeneid (Bristol Classical Paperbacks.) by William S. Anderson in Front Matter
- The Hesiodic Catalogue of Women: Constructions and Reconstructions by Richard Hunter on page 129
- The Trojan War: A New History by Barry Strauss in Back Matter
- The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica (Johns Hopkins New Translations from Antiquity) by Quintus of Smyrna on page 27
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