Heracleia

The Heracleia was a epic poem about the lift of Heracles written by the Epic Poet and reputed equal of Homer Panyassis. The work consisted of 9,000 verses in fourteen books all of which are lost. The poem chronicled the life of Heracles from his youth to his death. 
The task of the cattle of Geryon being attributed to the fifth book. Showing that a great deal of the remaining work would have contained Heracles' later life.
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It is possible that the summaries of Heracles life drawn up by pseudo-Apollonius in the Library of Greek Mythology and Diodorus Siculus in the Library of History derived from this poem yet the poem Heracleia by Pisander could have also been used as a source. The poem has also be referenced by many ancient authors.
Category:Lost Epic Poems
Category:Panyassis