Definition:
The epic cycle is usually considered a series of stories from ancient Greece focusing 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.).
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Although not part of the epic cycle, the Aeneid tells stories from the Trojan War from the perspective of the Trojan/Romans.
