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

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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

The rediscovery of Vergil and Theocritus changed that.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the eclogues of Theocritus and Virgil, shepherds met in bucolic settings and conversed in polished verses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Homer’s vigor and power of storytelling, the pretty fancies of Theocritus, the smart cynicism of Lucian, illustrate in their degree the course of Greek literature.

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