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Theocritus

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Theocritus


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Sicily, Magna Graecia
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Theocritus (Greek: Θεόκριτος; born c. 300 BC, died after 260 BC) was a Greek poet from Sicily, Magna Graecia, and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry.

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Idylls

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3.84 avg rating — 728 ratings — published -270 — 109 editions
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Idilli e Epigrammi

3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1892 — 52 editions
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Theocritus: A Selection: Id...

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3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings — published -260 — 3 editions
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Greek Pastoral Poetry

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4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published -340 — 20 editions
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Theocritus, translated into...

3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1869 — 74 editions
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Theocritus. Moschus. Bion

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Encomium of Ptolemy Philade...

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The Idylls of Theocritus, B...

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4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 22 editions
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Complete Works of Theocritus

3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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The Idylls, Epigrams, and E...

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

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

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



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