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"Epic Cycle"

From N.S. Gill,
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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.)
  • The Returns (of various heroes, date unknown)
  • Telegony (c. 568 B.C.).
[Source: www.tezcat.com/~videoc/Iliad/epic.html]
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