Lost works

The Aithiopis (Greek: Αἰθιοπίς; Latin: Aethiopis) is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Aithiopis comes chronologically immediately after that of the Homeric Iliad, and is followed by that of the Little Iliad. The Aithiopis was attributed by ancient writers to Arktinos of Miletos. The poem comprised five books of verse in dactylic hexameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aithiopis"

The Arzhang is the holy book of Manichaeism, written and illustrated by its prophet Mani. The book has been lost and its content is unknown. However, it is known that its illustrations were of appreciable quality, and copies were preserved in the Middle East as late as 1092 C.E., when it is recorded that the library of Ghazni held a copy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Arzhang"

The Book of the wars of The Lord, or The Book of the wars of Yahweh, is one of several books referenced in the Hebrew Bible, of which no copies are known to exist. It is mentioned in Numbers 21:14-15, (verses 13-15) "From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the desert and bounding the Amorite territory. For Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. That is why the Book of the wars of The LORD [emphasis added] says: '. . . Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of Arnon, and at the stream of the ravines that lead to the dwelling of Ar, which lies along the border of Moab.'" ...more on Wikipedia about "Book of the Wars of the Lord"

Cardenio is a lost play, known to have been performed by the King's Men, a London theatre company, in 1613. It is believed to have been written by William Shakespeare, probably in collaboration with John Fletcher. The play may have been lost with the burning of the Globe Theatre in 1613. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cardenio"

The Classic of Music (樂經 Yueh Ching) is sometime referred to as the sixth " Chinese classic text", but was lost by the time of the Han dynasty and little trace remains. It has even been claimed to be likely that the book never existed . The book was a Confucian text and is believed to be important to the interpretation of the The Shih Ching or "Book of Poetry" , another of the classic texts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Classic of Music"

De arte alea is a lost work on gambling, which is thought to have been written by the Roman emperor Claudius. ...more on Wikipedia about "De arte alea"

The Gospel of Eve is a currently almost entirely lost text from the New Testament apocrypha, which may be the same as the also lost Gospel of Perfection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of Eve"

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The Gospel of Mani is a gospel written by Mani, and thus part of the New Testament apocrypha. Mani aimed at a synthesis of the great religions of the time: Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity, and produced a distinct gospel. The text is more of a commentary on the gospels rather than an alternative witness. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of Mani"

The Gospel of Matthias is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of Matthias"

The Gospel of Perfection is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. The text is mentioned in ancient anti- heretical works by the church fathers. It is thought to be a gnostic text, and may in fact be the same as the Gospel of Eve. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of Perfection"

The Gospel of the Four Heavenly Realms is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of the Four Heavenly Realms"

The Gospel of the Hebrews (see "About titles" below), is a lost gospel that is only preserved in a few quotations in the Panarion of Epiphanius, a church writer who lived at the end of the 4th century AD. The work was earlier than that, however: Irenaeus attested to a Matthew already used by Ebionites (known as the Gospel of the Ebionites) late in the 2nd century. Irenaeus proceeds on to quote Papias as stating that Matthew wrote his gospel in Hebrew letters. This Gospel of the Hebrews was little known among the churches founded by Paul of Tarsus, for even among Paul's literate followers few were fluent in Aramaic, which was written in the same "square script" used to record Hebrew. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of the Hebrews"

The Gospel of the Seventy is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. The title of the text refers to the number of disciples of Jesus after His resurrection, often thought elsewhere to be 72 (a number reflecting the number of grandchildren of Jacob, sometimes also said to be 70). ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of the Seventy"

The Gospel of the Twelve is a currently entirely lost text from the New Testament apocrypha. It has been mentioned as existing by various church fathers including Ambrose, Jerome, and Origen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gospel of the Twelve"

Hexapla ( Gr. for "sixfold"), the term for an edition of the Bible in six versions, and especially the edition of the Old Testament compiled by Origen, which placed side by side: ...more on Wikipedia about "Hexapla"

The Iliou persis (English: Sack of Ilion; Greek: Ἰλίου πέρσις; also known as Iliupersis, esp. in Latin) is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Iliou persis comes chronologically after that of the Little Iliad, and is followed by the Nostoi ("Returns"). The Iliou persis was attributed by ancient writers to Arktinos of Miletos. The poem comprised two books of verse in dactylic hexameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iliou persis"

Inventio Fortunata (also Inventio Fortunate, Inventio Fortunat or Inventio Fortunatae), "Discovery of Fortunata", is a lost book, probably dating from the 14th Century, containing a description of the North Pole as a magnetic island surrounded by a giant whirlpool and four continents. No direct extracts from the document have been discovered, but its influence on the Western idea of the geography of the Arctic region persisted for several centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inventio Fortunata"

The Kypria (Greek: Κύπρια; Latin: Cypria) is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Trojan War cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Kypria comes chronologically at the beginning of the Epic Cycle, and is followed by that of the Iliad. The Kypria was usually attributed by ancient writers to Stasinos of Kypros, though not without argument. The poem comprised eleven books of verse in dactylic hexameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kypria"

The Little Iliad (Greek: Ἰλιὰς μικρά, Ilias mikra; Latin: Ilias parva) is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the "Trojan" cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Little Iliad comes chronologically after that of the Aithiopis, and is followed by that of the Iliou persis ("Sack of Troy"). The Little Iliad was attributed by ancient writers to Lesches, a native of either Pyrrha or Mytilene on Lesbos. The poem comprised four books of verse in dactylic hexameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Little Iliad"

A lost work is a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non-survival of any copies of the work. Deliberate destruction of works may be termed literary crime or literary vandalism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost work"

Love's Labour's Won is the name of a play written by William Shakespeare before 1598. However, it is not known if this play has been lost, or if the title is an alternate name for a known play. ...more on Wikipedia about "Love's Labour's Won"

The Margites, a comic mock-epic of Ancient Greece, ...more on Wikipedia about "Margites"

Maya codices (singular codex) are books written by the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, using the Maya hieroglyphic script. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maya codices"

Memoria Apostolorum, which means (in) memory of the apostles, is one of the lost texts from the New Testament apocrypha. ...more on Wikipedia about "Memoria Apostolorum"

The Naupaktia (Greek: Ναυπάκτια; Latin Naupactia) is a lost epic poem of ancient Greek literature. In antiquity the title was also written Naupaktika (Latin Naupactica), and it is also in the present day sometimes referred to among scholars by the Latin phrase carmen Naupactium ("Naupaktian poem"). Naupaktos is a city in Greece on the Corinthian Gulf. ...more on Wikipedia about "Naupactia" Things go better with shortopedia. Lost_works

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