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A contingent of Dardanians figures among Troy's allies in the Trojan War. [1] Homer makes a clear distinction between the Trojans and the Dardanoi, [2] however, "Dardanoi"/"Dardanian" later became essentially metonymous–– or at least is commonly perceived to be so–– with "Trojan", especially in the works of Vergil such as the Aeneid.
Other parts of the Trojan War were told in the poems of the Epic Cycle, also known as the Cyclic Epics: the Cypria, Aethiopis, Little Iliad, Iliou Persis, Nostoi, and Telegony. Though these poems survive only in fragments, their content is known from a summary included in Proclus' Chrestomathy. [6] The authorship of the Cyclic Epics is uncertain.
Dares Phrygius, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr. (1931-). Indiana University Press. 1966. Online version at theio.com; Dictys Cretensis, from The Trojan War. The Chronicles of Dictys of Crete and Dares the Phrygian translated by Richard McIlwaine Frazer, Jr ...
The Trojans are routed by the sudden onslaught, and Patroclus begins his assault by killing Zeus's son Sarpedon, a leading ally of the Trojans. Patroclus, ignoring Achilles's command, pursues and reaches the gates of Troy, where Apollo himself stops him.
Timeless Myths - Trojan War A full summary of the Trojan War. The Legend of the Trojan War; Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton
In Ancient Greece, the Trojan War was generally regarded as a historical event, though the details of the story were matters of debate. [1] For instance, Herodotus argued that Homer had exaggerated the story and that the Trojans had been unable to return Helen because she was in Egypt. [1]
The Epic Cycle (Ancient Greek: Ἐπικὸς Κύκλος, romanized: Epikòs Kýklos) was a collection of Ancient Greek epic poems, composed in dactylic hexameter and related to the story of the Trojan War, including the Cypria, the Aethiopis, the so-called Little Iliad, the Iliupersis, the Nostoi, and the Telegony.
The Iliupersis (Greek: Ἰλίου πέρσις, Ilíou pérsis, lit. ' Sack of Ilium '), also known as The Sack of Troy, is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature.It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the Trojan cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse.