For the ancient Greeks , the tale of the Trojan War .
The surrounding events appeared in Trojan War 's most definitive form in the Epic Cycle of eight narrative poems from the archaic period in Greece ( 750 BC -- 480 BC ) .
For the ancient Greeks , the tale of the Trojan War and the surrounding events appeared in its most definitive form in the Epic Cycle of eight narrative poems from the archaic period in Greece ( 750 BC -- 480 BC ) .