The epic cycle Flashcards
key terms
1
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epic cycle
A
collection of epic poems related to the Trojan War; apart from the Iliad, they only survive as fragments/references in other texts
2
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Homeric question
A
debate about concerning who, when, where, and under what circumstances the Iliad and Odyssey were composed
3
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scholia
A
commentaries written in the margins of texts
4
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rhapsode
A
travelling performers who performed songs and poems to audiences in Ancient Greece
