Posthomerica

Also known as Q. S.

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Author: Quintus Smyrnaeus
First published: 1541
Editions: 16
Subjects: Poetry, Trojan War, Greek Epic poetry, Early works to 1800, Helen of Troy (Greek mythology), Translations into English, Translations into Italian, Translations into French

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Summary
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The major characters
Relationship to previous epics
Critical editions
References
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The Posthomerica () is an epic poem in Greek hexameter verse by Quintus of Smyrna. Probably written in the 3rd century AD, it tells the story of the Trojan War, between the death of Hector and the fall of Ilium (Troy). The poem is an abridgement of the events described in the epic poems Aethiopis and Iliou Persis by Arctinus of Miletus, and the Little Iliad by Lesches, all now-lost poems of the Epic Cycle.