Ktisis poetry

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Iliad 2.653-670

We see here the earliest attestation of a reference to ktisis-poetry, which is a special form of poetry centering on the colonization of daughter-cities by mother-cities. We see he ... Continue reading

Odyssey 9.106-141

... e colonization actually happens. The Greek word for such colonization is ktisis, which literally means ‘foundation’. On ktisis poetry, see BA 180–181 and GMP 74. This land, as described ... Continue reading