Nostoi
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Nostoi is an ancient Greek epic poem, now lost, that recounted the homeward journeys of Greek heroes after the Trojan War as part of the Epic Cycle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek epic poem
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lost work ⓘ poem of the Epic Cycle ⓘ |
| alternativeAttribution |
Eumelos of Corinth
NERFINISHED
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
murder of Agamemnon on his return
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storm sent by Athena against the returning Greeks ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Agias of Troizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| cycleContext | Trojan War mythological tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agamemnon
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Diomedes NERFINISHED ⓘ Menelaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoptolemus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nestor NERFINISHED ⓘ Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ilioupersis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Greek tragedy about the house of Atreus ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later summaries and references ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| meter | dactylic hexameter ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Trojan Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
divine wrath and favor
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homecoming and displacement ⓘ perilous sea voyages ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationState | fragments and testimonia only ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aethiopis
NERFINISHED
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Cypria NERFINISHED ⓘ Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilioupersis NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ Telegony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | classical philology ⓘ |
| setting | post-Trojan War period ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Epic Cycle scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
homeward journeys of Greek heroes after the Trojan War
ⓘ
returns of the Achaean heroes from Troy ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | Archaic period of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Returns ⓘ |
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Nostoi