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Many people know of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Poems that tell the story of heroes such as Odysseus and Achilles. What fewer people know of, however, is there were more Epics[1] told about the Trojan War, which includes some of the most famous events, such as the Wooden Horse, and Achilles' death.
Thanks to summaries of ancient writers, in addition to a few fragments surviving, people have managed to figure out the plot outlines of the lost poems.
Outlines of the Lost Epics
The Cypria
This text is the only pre-war Epic and consisted of eleven books. It chronicled the events of the apple of discord, the abduction of Helen, as well as the ships featuring the heroes setting sail. (after a brief interuption in which Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis). The authorship is disputed.
The Aethiopis
In this poem (which was five books long), the Amazons, lead by Penthesileia, came to the aid of the Trojans. More notably, it is the book where Achilles was killed by Paris and Apollo.
The Little Iliad
An epic consisting of four books, this text included the deaths of Ajax the Great and Paris, and the building of the wooden horse. The authorship is contested.
The Sack of Ilium
The Sack of llium was two books, attributed to Arctinus of Miletus (who also wrote The Aethiopis). It consisted of the Trojans letting the horse inside the sitting after some debate, and the subsequent sacking of Troy.
The Returns
This was five books of disputed authorship, and was the first post-war epic. It showed the return of the Achaeans (aside from Odysseus) who struggled to reach home thanks to the anger of Athena. They all got home in the end, though Agamemnon was killed by his wife.
The Telegony
The Telegony is the final epic of the cycle, and consisted of two books by Eugammon of Cyrene. It told the tale of the death of Odysseus, and the fates of his wife and children.
Reference
- ↑ A website with some information about the Epics. Retrieved 03 Mar '19