Aethiopis (lost epic)
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Aethiopis is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Arctinus of Miletus, that continued the story of the Trojan War after the Iliad, featuring episodes such as the arrival and death of the Ethiopian hero Memnon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aethiopis | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lost epic poem
ⓘ
work of ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| approximateDate | Archaic period of Greece ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Proclus’ Chrestomathy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorHometown | Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathOf |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthesilea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInEpicCycle | between the Iliad and the Little Iliad ⓘ |
| describes |
Amazonomachy at Troy
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divine involvement in the Trojan War ⓘ duel between Achilles and Memnon ⓘ |
| event |
arrival of Memnon at Troy
ⓘ
arrival of Penthesilea at Troy ⓘ battle between Achilles and Memnon ⓘ death of Achilles NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Memnon ⓘ death of Penthesilea at the hands of Achilles ⓘ grief of Eos for Memnon ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
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Ajax the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Eos NERFINISHED ⓘ Memnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Penthesilea NERFINISHED ⓘ Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ Thetis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Amazons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| influenced | later mythographic accounts of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainHeroicOpponents | Achilles and Memnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
heroic deaths of foreign allies of Troy
ⓘ
later battles of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| narrativeTime | after the events of the Iliad ⓘ |
| partOf | Epic Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | ancient Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Iliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iliou Persis NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| survivingForm | fragments and later summaries ⓘ |
| title | Aethiopis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Arctinus of Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Memnon