Greek Epic Fragments: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries BC (Loeb Classical Library No. 497)

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Greek epics of the archaic period include poems that narrate a particular heroic episode or series of episodes and poems that recount the long-term history of families or peoples. They are an important source of mythological record. Here is a new text and translation of the examples of this poetry that have come down to us. The heroic epic is represented by poems about Heracles and Theseus, and by two great epic cycles: the Theban Cycle, which tells of the failed assault on Thebes by the Seven and the subsequent successful assault by their sons; and the Trojan Cycle, which includes Cypria, Little Iliad, and The Sack of Ilion. Among the genealogical epics are poems in which Eumelus creates a prehistory for Corinth and Asius creates one for Samos. In presenting the extant fragments of these early epic poems, Martin West provides very helpful notes. His Introduction places the epics in historical context. Cover......Page 1 GREEK EPIC FRAGMENTS - FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE FIFTH CENTURIES BC......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 9 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS......Page 11 GREEK EPIC FRAGMENTS......Page 12 HEROIC POEMS. THE EPIC CYCLE......Page 14 Oedipodea......Page 16 Thebaid......Page 18 Epigoni......Page 20 Alcmeonis......Page 22 Cypria......Page 24 The Little Iliad......Page 26 The Returns......Page 28 Poems on Exploits of Heracles......Page 30 "Creophylus," The Capture of Oichalia......Page 32 Panyassis......Page 34 GENEALOGICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN EPICS......Page 36 Corinthiaca......Page 38 Europia......Page 40 Cinaethon, Asius, and Others......Page 42 Anonymous Poems......Page 44 UNPLACED FRAGMENTS......Page 46 SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 48 FRAGMENTS......Page 50 TESTIMONIA......Page 54 FRAGMENTS......Page 56 EPIGONI......Page 66 ALCMEONIS......Page 70 TESTIMONIA......Page 76 ARGUMENT......Page 78 FRAGMENTS......Page 92 TESTIMONIA......Page 120 ARGUMENT......Page 122 FRAGMENTS......Page 126 TESTIMONIA......Page 130 ARGUMENT......Page 132 FRAGMENTS......Page 136 ARGUMENT......Page 154 FRAGMENTS......Page 158 TESTIMONIA......Page 164 ARGUMENT......Page 166 FRAGMENTS......Page 168 TESTIMONIA......Page 176 ARGUMENT......Page 178 FRAGMENTS......Page 180 TESTIMONIA......Page 184 FRAGMENTS......Page 186 TESTIMONIA......Page 188 FRAGMENTS......Page 192 TESTIMONIA......Page 200 FRAGMENTS......Page 204 TESTIMONIUM......Page 228 FRAGMENTS......Page 230 TESTIMONIA......Page 232 1. Eumelus or Arctinus, Titanomachy......Page 234 2. Corinthiaca......Page 244 3. Europia......Page 256 4. Unplaced Fragments......Page 260 TESTIMONIA......Page 262 FRAGMENTS......Page 264 ASIUS......Page 266 HEGESINOUS, ATTHIS......Page 274 TESTIMONIA......Page 276 FRAGMENTS......Page 278 MINYAS......Page 280 FRAGMENTS......Page 286 PHORONIS......Page 294 UNPLACED FRAGMENTS......Page 298 COMPARATIVE NUMERATION......Page 311 INDEX......Page 321