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Theocritus

American

[thee-ok-ri-tuhs] / θiˈɒk rɪ təs /

noun

flourished c270 b.c., Greek poet.

Theocritus British

/ θɪˈɒkrɪtəs /

noun

?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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Theocritus

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

Titled Idyll of Theocritus, it was even more imposing than previous jam Sessions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rediscovery of Vergil and Theocritus changed that.

From Time Magazine Archive

In my account I have followed the stories given by the two tragic poets and by Theocritus, rather than Pindar, one of the most difficult of poets to translate or even to paraphrase.

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

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