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Epigoni (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίγονοι, Epigonoi, "Progeny") was an early Greek epic, a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore grouped in the Theban cycle. Some ancient authors seem to have considered it a part of the Thebaid and not a separate poem.
Epigoni was an early Greek epic on this subject; [9] it formed a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore was grouped by Alexandrian critics in the Theban cycle. Some counted it not as a separate poem but as the last part of the Thebaid. Only the first line is now known: Now, Muses, let us begin to sing of younger men ...
Oedipodea, Thebaid, Epigoni and Alcmeonis, forming the so-called Theban Cycle (only fragments survive) A series of poems ascribed to Hesiod during antiquity (of which only fragments survive): Aegimius (alternatively ascribed to Cercops of Miletus), Astronomia , Descent of Perithous , Idaean Dactyls (almost completely lost), Megala Erga ...
The Epigoni is a sequel to the Thebaid. Presumably it told the story of a second expedition to Thebes, led by the sons of the Seven, 10 years after the original expedition. In this story, the sons of the seven warriors capture the city and destroy it. There is only an extremely limited fragment of the poem.
The Epigoni (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίγονοι, Epigonoi, "progeny") is an ancient Greek tragedy written by the Greek playwright Sophocles in the 5th century BC and based on Greek mythology. According to myth, Polynices and the Seven against Thebes attacked Thebes because Polynices' brother, Eteocles , refused to give up the throne as promised.
Epigoni (epic) O. Oedipodea; T. Thebaid (Greek poem) This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 22:43 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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The Oedipodea (Ancient Greek: Οἰδιπόδεια) is a lost poem of the Theban cycle, a part of the Epic Cycle (Επικὸς Κύκλος).The poem was about 6,600 verses long and the authorship was credited by ancient authorities to Cinaethon (Κιναίθων), a barely-known poet who probably lived in Sparta. [1]