Aethiopis
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Aethiopis is an ancient lost Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Arctinus of Miletus, that continues the story of the Trojan War following the events of the Iliad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aethiopis canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek epic
ⓘ
lost epic poem ⓘ work of classical literature ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInTrojanCycle | after the Iliad and before the Little Iliad ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Archaic Greek epic tradition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
ⓘ
Ajax the Greater ⓘ Antilochus ⓘ Eos ⓘ Memnon of Aethiopia ⓘ
surface form:
Memnon
Odysseus ⓘ Penthesilea (in later tradition) ⓘ
surface form:
Penthesilea
Priam ⓘ Thetis ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
death of Achilles
ⓘ
surface form:
Achilles’ death
Achilles’ slaying of Memnon ⓘ arrival of Memnon at Troy ⓘ arrival of Penthesilea at Troy ⓘ death of Antilochus ⓘ death of Memnon ⓘ death of Penthesilea ⓘ dispute over Achilles’ arms ⓘ judgment awarding Achilles’ arms to Odysseus ⓘ suicide of Ajax the Greater ⓘ |
| follows |
Homer's Iliad
ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
|
| genre | heroic epic ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Proclus' Chrestomathy
ⓘ
surface form:
Proclus’ Chrestomathy
later summaries and quotations ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Trojan War ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic Cycle ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Cypria
ⓘ
Homer's Iliad ⓘ
surface form:
Iliad
Iliou Persis ⓘ Little Iliad ⓘ Nostoi ⓘ |
| setting |
Trojan War
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| survivalStatus |
fragmentary
ⓘ
lost in full form ⓘ |
| theme |
competition among heroes
ⓘ
divine intervention ⓘ heroic death ⓘ honor and glory ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Arctinus of Miletus ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Nostoi