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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cypria canonical | 12 |
Statements (41)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Judgment of Paris