Lesches of Pyrrha

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Lesches of Pyrrha was an early Greek epic poet traditionally credited with composing the lost epic "Little Iliad," which narrated events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.

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Lesches of Pyrrha canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek poet ⓘ
person ⓘ
associatedWith Trojan War myth ⓘ
post-Homeric epic tradition ⓘ
authorOf Little Iliad ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalContext Archaic Greek literature ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greek ⓘ
fieldOfWork epic poetry about the Trojan War ⓘ
floruit 7th century BCE ⓘ
genre epic poetry ⓘ
hasVariantName Lescheos ⓘ
Lesches of Lesbos ⓘ
historicity partly uncertain and based on later tradition ⓘ
influenced later mythographic accounts of the fall of Troy ⓘ
knownFor being a putative author of a lost Trojan War epic ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Greek ⓘ
LittleIliadNarrativeScope events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy ⓘ
LittleIliadRelationToHomer continued the narrative of Homer’s Iliad ⓘ
provided material later integrated into post-Homeric Trojan narratives ⓘ
LittleIliadSubject episodes of the Trojan War after Hector’s death ⓘ
events leading to the fall of Troy ⓘ
the contest for Achilles’ arms ⓘ
the role of the Wooden Horse in Troy’s fall ⓘ
mentionedIn Proclus’ Chrestomathy (summary of the Epic Cycle) ⓘ
ancient scholia ⓘ
notableWork Little Iliad ⓘ
occupation poet ⓘ
partOf Epic Cycle ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Lesbos ⓘ
Pyrrha ⓘ
sourceType known only from fragments and testimonia ⓘ
subjectOf ancient Greek literary tradition ⓘ
traditionallyCreditedWith composing the Little Iliad ⓘ
workAttributed Little Iliad ⓘ
workStatus Little Iliad is lost ⓘ
linked to: Little Iliad

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Little Iliad → traditionalAuthor → Lesches of Pyrrha ⓘ
Mikra Ilias → traditionalAuthor → Lesches of Pyrrha ⓘ