Theocritus

American

[thee-ok-ri-tuhs] / θiˈɒk rɪ təs /

noun

flourished c270 b.c., Greek poet.

Theocritus British

/ θɪˈɒkrɪtəs, θɪˌɒkrɪˈtiːən /

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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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

Adonis I have taken from two third-century poets, Theocritus and Bion.

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

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