Epic Cycle
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The Epic Cycle is a collection of ancient Greek epic poems that together narrate the full mythological saga of the Trojan War and its aftermath beyond what is covered in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Epic Cycle canonical | 25 |
| Trojan War cycle | 4 |
| Trojan War saga | 2 |
| Aethiopis (lost epic) | 1 |
| Cyclic epics | 1 |
| Cypria (lost epic) | 1 |
| Epic Cycle tradition | 1 |
| Greek Epic Cycle | 1 |
| Homeric epic cycle | 1 |
| follows the Little Iliad in the Epic Cycle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T869757 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epic Cycle Context triple: [Iliad, partOf, Epic Cycle]
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A.
Homeric epics
The Homeric epics are ancient Greek epic poems, chiefly the Iliad and the Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and foundational to Greek literature, mythology, and cultural identity.
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B.
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
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C.
Nart sagas
The Nart sagas are a cycle of heroic epic tales from the Caucasus region, especially among the Ossetians, recounting the adventures, battles, and moral dilemmas of a legendary clan of warriors and demigods.
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D.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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E.
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epic Cycle Target entity description: The Epic Cycle is a collection of ancient Greek epic poems that together narrate the full mythological saga of the Trojan War and its aftermath beyond what is covered in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
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A.
Homeric epics
The Homeric epics are ancient Greek epic poems, chiefly the Iliad and the Odyssey, traditionally attributed to Homer and foundational to Greek literature, mythology, and cultural identity.
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B.
Prose Edda
The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
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C.
Nart sagas
The Nart sagas are a cycle of heroic epic tales from the Caucasus region, especially among the Ossetians, recounting the adventures, battles, and moral dilemmas of a legendary clan of warriors and demigods.
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D.
Norse sagas
Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
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E.
Poetic Edda
The Poetic Edda is a medieval Icelandic collection of anonymous Old Norse poems that preserves many of the central myths, heroic legends, and cosmological beliefs of Norse mythology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan War tradition
ⓘ
collection of ancient Greek epic poems ⓘ literary cycle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Epic Cycle
ⓘ
surface form:
Cyclic epics
|
| approximateDateRange | 8th century BCE to 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Homeric tradition ⓘ |
| extendsBeyond |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| geographicalContext |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| hasPart |
Aethiopis
ⓘ
Cypria ⓘ Iliou Persis ⓘ Little Iliad ⓘ Nostoi ⓘ Telegony ⓘ |
| includesEvents |
abduction of Helen
ⓘ
death of Achilles ⓘ Trojan War ⓘ
surface form:
fall of Troy
judgment of Paris ⓘ wanderings of various Greek heroes after Troy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman epic tradition
ⓘ
later Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
fragments
ⓘ
later summaries ⓘ prose epitomes ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | dactylic hexameter poetry ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Trojan War
ⓘ
aftermath of the Trojan War ⓘ events leading up to the Trojan War ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| prequelTo |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
|
| preservationStatus | mostly lost ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
divine intervention in human affairs
ⓘ
heroic warfare ⓘ nostos (homecoming) ⓘ revenge and retribution ⓘ |
| sequelTo |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
|
| studiedIn |
classical mythology
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fate of Troy
ⓘ
heroes of Greek mythology ⓘ mythological history of the Trojan War ⓘ returns of the Greek heroes ⓘ story of Telegonus ⓘ |
| summarizedBy | Proclus ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | various archaic Greek poets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Epic Cycle Description of subject: The Epic Cycle is a collection of ancient Greek epic poems that together narrate the full mythological saga of the Trojan War and its aftermath beyond what is covered in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Iliad
this entity surface form:
Epic Cycle tradition
this entity surface form:
Homeric epic cycle
this entity surface form:
Cyclic epics
this entity surface form:
Trojan War cycle
subject surface form:
Nostoi
this entity surface form:
Trojan War cycle
subject surface form:
Arete
this entity surface form:
Greek Epic Cycle
this entity surface form:
Trojan War cycle
this entity surface form:
Trojan War saga
subject surface form:
Thersander
this entity surface form:
Trojan War saga
this entity surface form:
Trojan War cycle
this entity surface form:
follows the Little Iliad in the Epic Cycle