Theocritus
flourished c270 b.c., Greek poet.
Other words from Theocritus
- The·oc·ri·te·an [thee-ok-ri-tee-uhn], /θiˌɒk rɪˈti ən/, The·oc·ri·tan, adjective
Words Nearby Theocritus
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How to use Theocritus in a sentence
Then began for these four people one of those existences of which every man has dreamed in reading Virgil or Theocritus.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereSpenser has followed both Virgil and Theocritus in the charms which he employs for curing Britomartis of her love.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenHe blushed at it like a maiden lady, in spite of its having a parallel in a beautiful idyll of Theocritus.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterIt seems to be the name of a genus of flowering plants, and also the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryMenander Euripides Theocritus Thucydides was playing close by the pasture-bars.
The Story of Opal | Opal Whiteley
British Dictionary definitions for Theocritus
/ (θɪˈɒkrɪtəs) /
?310–?250 bc, Greek poet, born in Syracuse. He wrote the first pastoral poems in Greek literature and was closely imitated by Virgil
Derived forms of Theocritus
- Theocritan or Theocritean (θɪˌɒkrɪˈtiːən), adjective, noun
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