Cinaethon of Sparta
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Cinaethon of Sparta or Kinaithon of Lakedaimon is a legendary Greek poet
to whom different sources ascribe the lost epics Oedipodea
, Little Iliad
and Telegony
. Eusebius says that he flourished in 764/3 BC.
Cyclic Poets
Cyclic Poets is a shorthand term for the early Greek epic poets, approximate contemporaries of Homer. We know no more about these poets than we know about Homer, but modern scholars regard them as having composed orally, as did Homer. In the classical period, surviving early epic poems were...
to whom different sources ascribe the lost epics Oedipodea
Oedipodea
The Oedipodea is a lost poem of the Theban cycle, a part of the Epic Cycle . The poem was about 6,600 verses long and the authorship was credited by ancient authorities to Cinaethon , a barely known poet who lived probably in Sparta...
, Little Iliad
Little Iliad
The Little Iliad is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Little Iliad comes chronologically after that of the Aethiopis, and is followed by that of the...
and Telegony
Telegony
The Telegony is a lost ancient Greek epic poem about Telegonus, son of Odysseus by Circe. His name is indicative of his birth on Aeaea, far from Odysseus' home of Ithaca. It was part of the Epic Cycle of poems that recounted the myths not only of the Trojan War but also of the events that led up...
. Eusebius says that he flourished in 764/3 BC.