Lesches of Pyrrha

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Lesches of Pyrrha was an early Greek epic poet traditionally credited with composing the lost epic "Little Iliad," which narrated events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.

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instanceOf ancient Greek poet
person
associatedWith Trojan War myth
post-Homeric epic tradition
authorOf Little Iliad NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Archaic Greek literature
ethnicGroup Greek
fieldOfWork epic poetry about the Trojan War
floruit 7th century BCE
genre epic poetry
hasVariantName Lescheos NERFINISHED
Lesches of Lesbos NERFINISHED
historicity partly uncertain and based on later tradition
influenced later mythographic accounts of the fall of Troy
knownFor being a putative author of a lost Trojan War epic
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek
LittleIliadNarrativeScope events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy
LittleIliadRelationToHomer continued the narrative of Homer’s Iliad
provided material later integrated into post-Homeric Trojan narratives
LittleIliadSubject episodes of the Trojan War after Hector’s death
events leading to the fall of Troy
the contest for Achilles’ arms
the role of the Wooden Horse in Troy’s fall
mentionedIn Proclus’ Chrestomathy (summary of the Epic Cycle) NERFINISHED
ancient scholia
notableWork Little Iliad NERFINISHED
occupation poet
partOf Epic Cycle NERFINISHED
placeOfOrigin Lesbos NERFINISHED
Pyrrha NERFINISHED
sourceType known only from fragments and testimonia
subjectOf ancient Greek literary tradition
traditionallyCreditedWith composing the Little Iliad
workAttributed Little Iliad NERFINISHED
workStatus Little Iliad is lost NERFINISHED

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Little Iliad traditionalAuthor Lesches of Pyrrha