Theocritus

American  

[thee-ok-ri-tuhs] / θiˈɒk rɪ təs /

noun

1. flourished c270 b.c., Greek poet.

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Theocritus British  

/ θɪˈɒkrɪtəs, θɪˌɒkrɪˈtiːən /

noun

1. ?310–?250 _bc , Greek poet, born in Syracuse. He wrote the first pastoral poems in Greek literature and was closely imitated by Virgil

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Other Word Forms

• Theocritan
  adjective
• Theocritean
  adjective

Example Sentences

It marks his emergence, relatively late in life, as a translator, containing work by various Greek and Latin authors: Theocritus, Lucretius, Horace, Ovid among them.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2012

Theocritus, who provides the model for Milton, didn't portray real shepherds, either.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2010

The rediscovery of Vergil and Theocritus changed that.

From Time Magazine Archive

A pile of rocks In the Peloponnese, it just sat there until Theocritus, A pastoral poet, put it on the map as a literary Weekend retreat for tired Greek businessmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

I have taken this story from the third-century poet Theocritus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton