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.

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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
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
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

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Memnon (in later tradition) mentionedIn Aethiopis (lost epic)
subject surface form: Memnon