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'''Stasinus''' |
'''Stasinus''' ({{lang-el|Στασῖνος}}) of [[Cyprus]] was a semi-legendary early [[Cyclic poets|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]].<ref>Jonathan Burgess, [https://www.jstor.org/pss/1192598 ''Kyprias, the 'Kypria,' and Multiformity''] ''Phoenix'' '''56'''.3/4 (Autumn 2002), pp. 234-245.</ref><ref>[http://www.apaclassics.org/AnnualMeeting/02mtg/abstracts/burgess.html Jonathan Burgess, ''Kyprias, Poet of the Iliaka'']</ref> |
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| ⚫ | 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.<ref>Thus it forms the earliest identifiable "[[prequel]]".</ref> The poem contained an account of the [[Judgement of Paris]], the [[Helen of Troy#Seduction or kidnapping by Paris|rape of Helen]], the abandonment of [[Philoctetes]] on the island of [[Lemnos]], the landing of the [[Achaeans (Homer)|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 [[Photios I of Constantinople|Photius]], cod. 239).{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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Others ascribed it to [[Hegesias of Salamis|Hegesias (or Hegesinus) of Salamis]] or even to [[Homer]] himself, who was said to have written it on the occasion of his daughter's marriage to Stasinus. |
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[[Plato]] puts quotes from Stasinus' works in the mouth of Socrates, in his dialogue ''[[Euthyphro]]''.<ref>Plato, ''Euthyphro'' 12a–b (Stasinus ''Cypria'' Fr. 20).</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The ''Cypria'', presupposing an acquaintance with the events of the Homeric poem, confined itself to what preceded, and |
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==Surviving fragments== |
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It is possible that the "[[Trojan Battle Order]]" (the list of [[Troy|Trojans]] and their allies, ''[[Iliad]]'' 2.816-876, which formed an appendix to the "[[Catalogue of Ships]]") is abridged from that in the ''Cypria'', which was known to contain a list of the Trojan allies. [[Proclus]], in his ''Chrestomathia'', gave an outline of the poem (preserved in [[Photius]], cod. 239). |
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*''Of Zeus, the author and creator of all these things,/ You will not tell: for where there is fear there is also reverence.'' - fragment cited by Socrates in the ''Euthyphro'' dialogue |
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*[[Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker|FG Welcker]], ''Der epische Cyclus'' (1862) |
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*[[Friedrich Gottlieb Welcker|F.G. Welcker]], ''[http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011408068 Der epische Cyclus, oder Die homerischen Dichter]'' Bonn : E. Weber, 1849-65. |
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 30 January 2024
Stasinus (Greek: Στασῖνος) 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.[1][2]
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.[3] The poem contained an account of the Judgement of Paris, the rape 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).[4]
Plato puts quotes from Stasinus' works in the mouth of Socrates, in his dialogue Euthyphro.[5]
Surviving fragments[edit]
- Of Zeus, the author and creator of all these things,/ You will not tell: for where there is fear there is also reverence. - fragment cited by Socrates in the Euthyphro dialogue
References[edit]
- ^ Jonathan Burgess, Kyprias, the 'Kypria,' and Multiformity Phoenix 56.3/4 (Autumn 2002), pp. 234-245.
- ^ Jonathan Burgess, Kyprias, Poet of the Iliaka
- ^ Thus it forms the earliest identifiable "prequel".
- ^ Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Plato, Euthyphro 12a–b (Stasinus Cypria Fr. 20).
Sources[edit]
- F.G. Welcker, Der epische Cyclus, oder Die homerischen Dichter Bonn : E. Weber, 1849-65.
- D.B. Monro, Homer's Odyssey, books XIII-XXIV Appendix to his edition of Odyssey, xiii–xxiv. (1901)
- Thomas W Allen, "The Epic Cycle," in Classical Quarterly 2.1 (January 1908:54-64).
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stasinus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 799.
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