Thebaid (Latin poem) — The Thebaid is an epic poem composed by Statius in Latin during the silver age of Latin poetry in the late first century AD.HistoryThe Thebaid is an ancient, Latin epic written by Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45 – c. 96 AD). According to the last … Wikipedia
Thebaid (poems) — Thebaid is used in English as the name of two epic poems, one in Greek, one in Latin.*For the early, lost Greek epic Thebais , occasionally attributed to Homer, see Thebaid (Greek poem) *For the Latin literary epic Thebais by Statius, see Thebaid … Wikipedia
Thebaid — /ˈθibeɪəd/ (say theebayuhd) noun 1. the region around Egyptian or Grecian Thebes. 2. an epic poem composed about AD 80–92 by Statius. {Latin, from Greek Thēbais} …
The Thebais — may refer to*a region of Egypt (see Thebaid) *a lost Greek epic poem (see Thebaid (Greek poem)) *a Latin epic by Statius (see Thebaid (Latin poem)) … Wikipedia
Dioscorus of Aphrodito — For other people named Dioscorus, see Dioscorus (disambiguation). Dioscorus of Aphrodito Anonymous Mummy Portrait from the Fayyum Born Dioskoros c. A.D. 520 Aphrodito, Egypt Died c. A.D. 585 A … Wikipedia
Orion (mythology) — For other uses, see Orion (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Arion. An engraving of Orion from Johann Bayer s Uranometria, 1603 (US Naval Observatory Library) Orion (Greek: Ὠρίων … Wikipedia
Demogorgon — This article is about the phantom demon Demogorgon. For other uses of this term, see Demogorgon (disambiguation). Demogorgon, although often ascribed to Greek mythology, is actually attributed to a fourth century scholar, imagined as the name of… … Wikipedia
Epic poetry — An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. [Michael Meyer, The Bedford Introduction to Literature , Bedford/St. Martin s, 2005,… … Wikipedia
Latin literature — Introduction the body of writings in Latin, primarily produced during the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, when Latin was a spoken language. When Rome fell, Latin remained the literary language of the Western medieval world until it was … Universalium
Ancient accounts of Homer — The ancient accounts of Homer include many passages in archaic and classical Greek poets and prose authors that mention or allude to Homer, and ten biographies of Homer, often referred to as Lives .Date of HomerEstablishing an accurate date for… … Wikipedia
