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An idyll (/ ˈ aɪ d ɪ l /, UK also / ˈ ɪ d ɪ l /; from Greek εἰδύλλιον (eidullion) 'short poem'; occasionally spelled idyl in American English) [1] [2] [3] is a short poem, descriptive of rustic life, written in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls (Εἰδύλλια). Unlike Homer, Theocritus did not engage ...
Idyll VI, otherwise known as Bucolic poem 6, was written by Theocritus in dactylic hexameter. [1] The exact date of its composition is unknown. It references characters that have appeared in other works of literature such as Homer 's Odyssey , Ovid 's Metamorphoses , and Theocritus' Idyll XI .
The references to historical personages and events, coupled with a comparison with Idyll XVI, point to 273 as the date of the poem. [1] The Ptolemies, like Alexander, traced their descent from Heracles. [1] Ptolemy I, son of Lagus, was deified about 283, and his queen Berenice between 279 and 275. [1]
Idyll XXVII, also titled Οαριστύς ('The Lovers' Talk'), is a bucolic poem traditionally attributed to the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus, but probably by a later imitator. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The poem tells how the cowherd Daphnis woos a country lass (probably called Αcrotime).
Idyll XII, sometimes called Ἀίτης ('The Beloved' or 'The Passionate Friend'), is a bucolic poem by the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Analysis
Idyll XXI, also called Ἁλιεῖς ('The Fisherman'), is a poem traditionally attributed to the 3rd century BC Greek poet Theocritus. [1] After some verses addressed to Diophantus, a friend about whom nothing is known, the poet describes the toilsome life of two old fishermen. [ 2 ]
Idyll XX, also called Βουκολίσκος ('The Young Countryman'), is a bucolic poem doubtfully attributed to the 3rd century BC Greek poet Theocritus. [1] A neatherd , chafing because a city woman disdains him, protests that he is handsome, that Gods have been known to make love to country-folk, and that she deserves no lover at all.
Idyll XI, otherwise known as Bucolic poem 11, was written by Theocritus in dactylic hexameter. [1] Its main character, the Cyclops Polyphemus, has appeared in other works of literature such as Homer's Odyssey, and Theocritus' Idyll VI. Idyll XI is written in the Doric dialect of ancient Greek. In that dialect, the Cyclops' name is "Polyphamos."