COLLUTHUS OF LYCOPOLIS

flourished AD 500 Greek epic poet now represented by only one extant poem, The Rape of Helen, which was discovered in Calabria, Italy. The poem is in imitation of Homer and Nonnus and tells the story of Paris and Helen from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis down to Helen's arrival at Troy. According to the Suda lexicon, Colluthus was also the author of Calydoniaca (probably an account of the Calydonian boar hunt), Persica (an account of the Persian wars), and Encomia (laudatory poems in epic verse).