Mikra Ilias

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Mikra Ilias is an ancient Greek epic poem of the Trojan Cycle, traditionally attributed to Lesches of Pyrrha, that narrates events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek epic poem
lost literary work
poem of the Trojan Cycle
alternateName Little Iliad
associatedPlace Pyrrha on Lesbos
culturalContext Archaic Greek oral epic tradition
describesEvent Trojan reaction to the Wooden Horse
arrival of Neoptolemus at Troy
construction of the Wooden Horse
judgment over Achilles’ arms
suicide of Ajax the Greater
featuresCharacter Aeneas
Agamemnon
Ajax the Greater
Helen of Troy
Menelaus
Neoptolemus
Odysseus
Priam
followsInNarrative Homeric Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad
genre epic poetry
influenced later Greek tragic treatments of the Trojan War
knownFrom later summaries and quotations
language Ancient Greek
narrativeFocus events between the Iliad and the fall of Troy
originallyComposedIn hexameter verse
partOf Epic Cycle
Trojan Cycle
linked to: Trojan cycle
precedesInNarrative Iliou Persis
preservedBy Proclus’ Chrestomathy (summary)
relatedWork Aethiopis
Cypria
Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

Iliou Persis
Nostoi
Odyssey
Telegony
setting Troy
status extant only in fragments and testimonia
studiedIn classical philology
subject Trojan War
timeOfComposition Archaic period of ancient Greece
traditionalAttributionPeriod 7th century BCE
traditionalAuthor Lesches of Pyrrha

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Little Iliad alternateName Mikra Ilias