THE EPIC CYCLE
TITLE ATTRIBUTED
TO
CONTENT
Cypria Stasinus of Cyprus
The events leading up to the Trojan War and the
first nine years of the conflict, especially the
Judgement of Paris
Iliad Homer
Achilles’ rage against first king Agamemnon
and then the Trojan prince Hector, ending with
Achilles killing Hector in revenge for the death
of Patroclus
Aethiopis Arctinus of Miletus
The arrival of the Trojan allies, Penthesileia the
Amazon and Memnon; their deaths at Achilles’
hands in revenge for the death of Antilochus;
Achilles’ own death
Little Iliad Lesches of Mytilene The events after Achilles’ death, including the
building of the Trojan Horse
Ilioupersis Arctinus of Miletus The destruction of Troy by the Greeks
Nostoi
Agias of Troezen
or
Eumelus of Corinth
The return home of the Greek force and the
events contingent upon their arrival, concluding
with the returns of Agamemnon and Menelaus
Odyssey Homer
The end of Odysseus’ voyage home and his
vengeance on his wife Penelope’s suitors, who
have devoured his property in his absence
Telegony Eugammon of Cyrene
Odysseus’ voyage to Thesprotia and return to
Ithaca, and death at the hands of an illegitimate
son Telegonus