Cypria

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Cypria is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally part of the Epic Cycle, that narrated events leading up to the Trojan War.

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Cypria canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek epic poem
lost literary work
associatedWith Trojan War
belongsToTradition Trojan epic tradition
culturalContext ancient Greek mythology
genre epic poetry
includesCharacter Achilles
Agamemnon
Aphrodite
Athena
Helen
Hera
Menelaus
Paris
Zeus
includesEpisode judgment of Paris
surface form: Judgment of Paris

abduction of Helen by Paris
birth of Helen
first Greek expedition to Troy
gathering of the Greek forces at Aulis
wedding of Peleus and Thetis
knownFrom Proclus' Chrestomathy
surface form: Proclus’ Chrestomathy

quotations in later authors
language Ancient Greek
lengthEstimate about 11 books in antiquity
meter dactylic hexameter
narrativeFocus events leading up to the Trojan War
partOf Epic Cycle
possiblyAttributedTo Hegesias of Salamis
Homer
precedesInNarrative Homer's Iliad
surface form: Iliad
regionAssociatedWith Cyprus
setting Greek world before the Trojan War
survivalStatus fragmentary
lost except for fragments and summaries
theme causes of the Trojan War
divine plan to reduce the human population through the Trojan War
timeOfComposition Archaic Greece
titleEtymology derived from Kypros (Cyprus)
traditionallyAttributedTo Stasinus of Cyprus
workSequenceRole prologue to the Iliad within the Epic Cycle

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Helen of Troy appearsIn Cypria
Trojan cycle includesWork Cypria
judgment of Paris relatedWork Cypria
subject surface form: Judgment of Paris
Epic Cycle hasPart Cypria
Trojan War describedIn Cypria
Telegony relatedWork Cypria
Nestor appearsIn Cypria
Menelaus mentionedIn Cypria
Helen associatedWork Cypria
Little Iliad relatedWork Cypria
Aethiopis relatedWork Cypria