ðə sˈaɪkəl kəntˈeɪnz ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ɪnˈɪʃəli ˌʌnɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd tˈɛksts, kˈoʊleɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ˌɪntɚkənˈɛktᵻd nˈæɹətˌɪvz baɪ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻdˈæktɚz.
The cycle contains a number of initially unrelated texts, collated into interconnected narratives by later redactors.