poets of the epic cycle
31Greek literature — Introduction body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …
32Troilus — [ Etruscan fresco, Tomb of the Bulls, Tarquinia, c540 530BC.] Troilus (also Troilos, Troylus) (Ancient Greek: Τρωίλος, Troïlos, Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to …
33Eutychius Proclus — (Latin; Greek polytonic|Εὐτυχίος Πρόκλος Eutychios Proklos) was a grammarian who flourished in the 2nd century CE. He was born at Sicca in Africa. He was the instructor of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. [Jul. Capit. Vit. Ant . c. 2.] It is… …
34Lost work — A lost work is a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non survival of any… …
35American literature — For the journal of the same name, see American Literature (journal). American literature is the written or literary work produced in the area of the United States and its preceding colonies. For more specific discussions of poetry and theater,… …
36Stasinus — According to some ancient authorities, Stasinus (Greek: Στασῖνος) of Cyprus, a semi legendary early Greek poet, was the author of the Cypria, in eleven books, one of the poems belonging to the Epic Cycle that narrated the War of Troy. According… …
37Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… …
38Troy — For other uses, see Troy (disambiguation). See also: Troad Coordinates: 39°57′27″N 26°14′20″E / 39.9575°N 26.23889°E …
39Iphigeneia — 112 Iphigenia is an asteroid. Iphigeneia (Eng. /ɪfədʒə naɪə/ polytonic|Ἰφιγένεια, also Iphigenia) is a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. In Attic accounts, [Pausanias, 2.21.6; a scholium on Aristophanes Lysistrata l.645,… …
40Jasper Griffin — (b. May 29, 1937), MA (Oxon), FBA, was Public Orator and Professor of Classical Literature in the University of Oxford from 1992 until 2004.Jasper Griffin read Classical Moderations and Greats at Balliol College, Oxford (1956 1960) and was… …
