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Theocritus

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Syracuse, Sicily, Greece

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

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Theocritus (Greek Θεόκριτος), the creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry, flourished in the 3rd century BC.

Little is known of him beyond what can be inferred from his writings. We must, however, handle these with some caution, since some of the poems ("Idylls") commonly attributed to him have little claim to authenticity. It is clear that at a very early date two collections were made, one of which included a number of doubtful poems and formed a corpus of bucolic poetry, while the other was confined to those works which were considered to be by Theocritus himself. He was probably from Sicily, as he refers to Polyphemus, the cyclops in the Odyssey, as his 'countryman.' He also probably lived in Alexandria for a while, where he wrote about ...more

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	Idylls by Theocritus, Anthony Verity (Translator), Richard L. Hunter (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 633 ratings — published -270 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greek Bucolic Poets: Theocritus. Bion. Moschus by Theocritus, Bion of Smyrna, Moschus, J.M. Edmonds (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 53 ratings — published -300 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theocritus, translated into English Verse 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1869 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greek Pastoral Poetry by Theocritus, Bion of Smyrna, Moschus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1974	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theocritus: A Selection: Idylls 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 13 by Theocritus, Richard L. Hunter (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published -260 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Idylls of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus: And the War-songs of Tyrtaeus by Theocritus (Creator), Tyrtaeus 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus by Theocritus, Richard L. Hunter (Translator/Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Idylls, Epigrams, and Epitaphs by Theocritus, Charles Stuart Calverley (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poesia bucòlica grega by Theocritus, Moschus, Bion of Smyrna really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poems of Theocritus by Theocritus, Anna Rist (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Theocritus (?)

“Sameron adion aso
I shall sing a sweeter song tomorrow”
― Theocritus

tags: classical-greek, inspirational, music

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“Let the high Muse chant loves Olympian:
We are but mortals, and must sing of men.”
― Theocritus, Idylls

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“While there's life there's hope, and only the dead have none.”
― Theocritus, Idylls

tags: inspiration

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