Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus Arctinus of Miletus or Arctinus Milesius () was a Greek epic poet whose reputation is purely legendary, as none of his works survive. Traditionally dated between 775 BC and 741 BC, he was said to have been a pupil of Homer. Phaenias of Eresus placed him in the 7th century BC and claimed that he was defeated by Lesches of Pyrrha in competition. One of the "cyclic poets", Arctinus composed the epics "Aethiopis" and "Sack of Troy", which were contributions to the Trojan War cycle, and possibly "Naupactia". These poems are lost, but an idea of the
Poems (Tennyson, 1842) many seeing him as the leading poet of the younger generation, worthy of one day being made Poet Laureate. Poems (Tennyson, 1842) Poems, by Alfred Tennyson, was a two-volume 1842 collection in which new poems and reworked older ones were printed in separate volumes. It includes some of Tennyson's finest and best-loved poems, such as "Mariana", "The Lady of Shalott", "The Palace of Art", "The Lotos Eaters", "Ulysses", "Locksley Hall", "The Two Voices", "Sir Galahad", and "Break, Break, Break". It helped to establish his reputation as one of the greatest poets of his time. The first volume of the book