Delphi Complete Works of Moschus and Bion

by Bion of Smyrna, Delphi Classics (editor), Moschus of Syracuse

Inspired by the innovations of Theocritus, Moschus of Syracuse and Bion of Smyrna further developed the bucolic genre of poetry. Their extant works describe pastoral scenes of rural life in a classical style, composed in dactylic hexameters and Doric dialect. The three members of the bucolic canon were highly regarded throughout Greco-Roman antiquity and into the modern era. Delphi’s Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Greek texts. This eBook presents Moschus and Bion’s complete works, with illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Moschus and Bion’s and works
* Features the complete extant works of both poets, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the poets
* Multiple translations of the J. M. Edmonds and Andrew Lang
* Includes translations previously appearing in the Loeb Classical Library edition
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the fragments you want to read with individual contents tables
* Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the sections paragraph by paragraph — ideal for classical students
* Features two bonus biographies
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres



Moschus of Syracuse
The Poems of Moschus (Edmonds Translation)
The Poems of Moschus (Lang Translation)

Bion of Smyrna
The Poems of Bion (Edmonds Translation)
The Poems of Bion (Lang Translation)

The Greek Texts
List of Greek Texts

The Dual Texts
Dual Greek and English Texts

The Biographies
The Life of Moschus and Bion (1912) by J. M. Edmonds
Theocritus and His Age (1889) by Andrew Lang

283 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 14, 2024

About the author

Bion (Greek: Βίων) was an ancient Greek bucolic poet from Smyrna, probably active at the end of the second or beginning of the first century BC. He is named in the Suda as one of three canonical bucolic poets alongside Theocritus and Moschus. One long poem about Adonis and seventeen shorter fragments of his poetry survive.