Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
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Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aegimius (fragmentary poem) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek epic poem
ⓘ
fragmentary literary work ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| associatedMyths |
genealogies of Greek heroes
ⓘ
myths of Heracles ⓘ myths of the Dorians ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Dorians ⓘ |
| attributionStatus | traditional ⓘ |
| authorshipCertainty | uncertain ⓘ |
| contentFocus |
genealogy
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Greek epic tradition ⓘ |
| extantLength | only fragments ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
genealogical poetry ⓘ mythological epic ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | fragment collections of Hesiod and the Hesiodic corpus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterMedium | written text ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Aegimius (mythical Dorian lawgiver) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
explaining Dorian origins
ⓘ
structuring heroic genealogies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aegimius (mythical Dorian lawgiver) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | oral performance ⓘ |
| period | Archaic Greek poetry ⓘ |
| quotedBy |
Apollonius of Rhodes
NERFINISHED
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Athenaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ other late antique and Byzantine writers ⓘ scholia on Apollonius of Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ scholia on Pindar ⓘ |
| referencedIn | modern scholarship on Hesiod ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Catalogue of Women
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theogony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyCategory | pseudo-Hesiodic poem ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Greek literary history
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ mythography ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | fragmentary ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
quotations in later authors
ⓘ
scattered fragments ⓘ |
| textualForm | hexameter epic ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Hesiod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCorpus | Hesiodic corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionType | indirect tradition ⓘ |
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