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Stasinus

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Also known as Stasinus of Cyprus

Stasinus () of Cyprus was a semi-legendary early Greek poet. He is best known for his lost work Cypria, which was one of the poems belonging to the Epic Cycle that narrated the War of Troy.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Cyprus
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Notable work
Cypria
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writing language
Ancient Greek
date of birth
0700-00-00
date of death
0700-00-00
name in native language
Στασῖνος
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Stasinus () of Cyprus was a semi-legendary early Greek poet. He is best known for his lost work Cypria, which was one of the poems belonging to the Epic Cycle that narrated the War of Troy.

The Cypria, presupposing an acquaintance with the events of the Homeric poem, confined itself to what preceded the Iliad, and has been described as an introduction. The poem contained an account of the Judgement of Paris, the elopement of Helen, the abandonment of Philoctetes on the island of Lemnos, the landing of the Achaeans on the coast of Asia Minor, and the first engagement before Troy. Proclus, in his Chrestomathia, gave an outline of the poem (preserved in Photius, cod. 239).

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