Epic Cycle

Definition: A series of stories from ancient Greece, the Epic Cycle focuses on the Trojan War. Besides the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," these Trojan War stories include

• Kypria (date unknown)
• Aithiopus, by Arktinos of Miletos (776-744 B.C.)
• Little Iliad (date undecided)
• The Sack of Ilion (c 776 B.C.)
• Nostoi - The Returns (of various heroes, date unknown)
• Telegony (c. 568 B.C.).

[Source: www.tezcat.com/~videoc/Iliad/epic.html]

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