hiː ɪz sˈɛd ɪn ɐ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl lˈɪst tə hɐvbɪn ɐ ɹˈaɪvəl ʌv hˈoʊmɚ; ˈɛlswɛɹ ɪɾ ɪz sˈɛd ðæt hiː fˈɑːloʊd ˈɔːɹfɪəs ænd mjˈuːsiːəs ɪn kɹˌɑːnəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈiːkwəns ænd wʌzðə fˈɜːst mˈeɪkɚɹ əvən ˈɛpɪk ɔnðə tɹˈoʊdʒən wˈɔːɹ.
He is said in a traditional list to have been a rival of Homer; elsewhere it is said that he followed Orpheus and Musaeus in chronological sequence and was the first maker of an epic on the Trojan War.