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The ''Thebaid'' or ''Thebais'' ( grc-gre, Θηβαΐς, ''Thēbais''), also called the Cyclic ''Thebaid'', is an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer, for example, by the poet
The ''Thebaid'' or ''Thebais'' ( grc-gre, Θηβαΐς, ''Thēbais''), also called the Cyclic ''Thebaid'', is an Ancient Greek epic poem of uncertain authorship (see Cyclic poets) sometimes attributed by early writers to Homer, for example, by the poet Callinus
Callinus ( grc, Καλλῖνος, ''Kallinos''; fl. mid-7th c. BC) was an ancient Greek elegiac poet who lived in the city of Ephesus in Asia Minor in the mid-7th century BC. His poetry is representative of the genre of martial exhortation elegy ...
and the historian Herodotus. It told the story of the war between the brothers Eteocles
In Greek mythology, Eteocles (; ) was a king of Thebes, the son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia. Oedipus killed his father Laius and married his mother without knowing his relationship to either. When the relationship was reve ...
and Polynices, and was regarded as forming part of a Theban Cycle. Only fragments of the text survive.
See also
* ''Thebaid'' (Latin poem)Select editions and translations
Critical editions
* . * . * . * .Translations
* . (The link is to the 1st edition of 1914.) English translation with facing Greek text; now obsolete except for its translations of the ancient quotations. * . Greek text with facing English translationBibliography
* .References
8th-century BC books 8th-century BC poems Theban Cycle Ancient Greek epic poems Lost poems Homer {{poem-stub ja:テーバイド