HUM-8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Epic Poetry, Epic Cycle, Aethiopis
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Greek epic as a source for myth epic cycle. Inside an epic, what the bard sings is the news. Practice controlled by what current generation feels is relevant. Greek epic tradition can be seen as a rationalization of three different kinds of story. Trojan war macro-myths (stories that depend on the trojan war to make any sense) Stories about individual gods and heroes who participated or were involved somehow with the trojan war (not specifically about the. Myths not about trojan war or its participants (ex: heracles) These other poems were later than homer, but they draw off epic tradition. The epic cycle (homer + non-homeric epics), exclusive of the iliad & odyssey. Cypria stories of how trojan war came to happen (named after. Strife throws an apple at the three goddesses, who make paris choose who is the fairest. Iliad story of achilles vs agamemnon and time during trojan war (only a 10 day segment of trojan war.
