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I recognize this is an ancient figure for which little is known aside from his possible authorship of Cypria, but there is little contained here that is not already covered over on Cypria. It might not be the worst decision to merge this article in as a section of Cypria.
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According to some ancient authorities, '''Stasinus''' ({{lang-el|Στασῖνος}}) of [[Cyprus]], a semi-legendary early [[Cyclic poets|Greek poet]], was the author of the ''[[Cypria]]'', in eleven books, one of the poems belonging to the [[Epic Cycle]] that narrated the [[War of Troy]]. According to [[Photios I of Constantinople|Photius]] others ascribed it to [[Hegesias of Salamis|Hegesias (or Hegesinus) of Salamis]] or elsewhere even to [[Homer]] himself, who was said to have written it on the occasion of his daughter's marriage to Stasinus. At [[Halicarnassus]], according to an inscription found in 1995, local tradition ascribed it to a local poet, a "Kyprias" (Κυπρίας).<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>
According to some ancient authorities, '''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 [[rape]] of [[Helen of Troy|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).

[[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 the ''[[Iliad]]'', and thus formed a kind of introduction.<ref>Thus it forms the earliest identifiable "[[prequel]]".</ref> It contained an account of the [[Judgement of Paris]], the [[rape]] of [[Helen of Troy|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]]. 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 is known to have contained a list of the Trojan allies. [[Proclus]], in his ''Chrestomathia'', gave an outline of the poem (preserved in [[Photios I of Constantinople|Photius]], cod. 239). [[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>
==Surviving fragments==
==Surviving fragments==
*''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
*''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

Revision as of 02:50, 23 May 2022

According to some ancient authorities, 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).

Plato puts quotes from Stasinus' works in the mouth of Socrates, in his dialogue Euthyphro.[4]

Surviving fragments

  • 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

  1. ^ Jonathan Burgess, Kyprias, the 'Kypria,' and Multiformity Phoenix 56.3/4 (Autumn 2002), pp. 234-245.
  2. ^ Jonathan Burgess, Kyprias, Poet of the Iliaka
  3. ^ Thus it forms the earliest identifiable "prequel".
  4. ^ Plato, Euthyphro 12a–b (Stasinus Cypria Fr. 20).

Sources

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stasinus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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