The Milesian tale is a genre of fictional short story prominent in ancient Greek and Roman literature, its name tracing to the Greek Milesiaka and the Latin fabula milesiaca. According to most authorities a Milesian tale is a short story, fable, or folktale centered on love and adventure, usually of an erotic or titillating nature, a form credited to the Greek writer Aristides of Miletus.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleAristides of Miletus's Milesian Tales 1 Defining TraitShort erotic or adventurous folktale 1 In the Other Atlases
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Milesian Tale Genre section, sentence 1
The Milesian tale is a genre of fictional story prominent in ancient Greek and Roman literature
Milesian Tale Genre section, sentence 2
a short story, fable, or folktale featuring love and adventure, usually of an erotic or titillating nature
Aristides of Miletus section
The Milesian Tales was an extremely popular collection of erotic and ribald stories composed by Aristides of Miletus
In Group: Folk Tales, Legends and Myths, Lead paragraph
a short story, fable, or folktale featuring love and adventure
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