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Eugamon of Cyrene

Eugamon of Cyrene was an early Greek poet to whom the epic Telegony was ascribed. According to Clement of Alexandria, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet Musaeus; meaning, possibly, that a version of a long-existing traditional epic was written down by Eugamon. He is said to have flourished 567/6 BC, about two centuries after other cyclic poets like Homer.

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Eugamon of Cyrene (Greek: Εὐγάμων ὁ Κυρηναῖος) was an early Greek poet to whom the epic Telegony was ascribed.1 According to Clement of Alexandria, he stole the poem from the legendary early poet Musaeus; meaning, possibly, that a version of a long-existing traditional epic was written down by Eugamon. He is said to have flourished 567/6 BC,23 about two centuries after other cyclic poets like Homer.4

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  1. Holmberg, Ingrid. "The Creation of the Ancient Greek Epic Cycle". Oral Tradition, 13/2 (1998): 469. Accessed 14 August 2025.
  2. Eusebius, Chronicle, "Olympiad", 53.2.
  3. Clement of Alexandria. Stromata, 6.25.2.
  4. Browne, Henry (1905). Handbook of Homeric Study. Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 13.