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Also known as Theocrates

Theocritus (; , Theokritos; ; born 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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Theocritus was a male poet and writer who lived in Syracuse. He was born in either Syracuse or Kos and died in the Ptolemaic Kingdom. His dates of birth and death are recorded variously as 400 BCE or 301 BCE, and 260 BCE or 300 BCE. He wrote in Ancient Greek and was a student of Philetas of Cos, while Bion of Smyrna was his student.

His works are held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Various sources list different numbers of his works, including 5, 36, and 164. Among his notable titles are *Idylles de Théocrite traduites en français*, *Theokritou, Moschou, kai Biónos Eidyllia panta*, and *Les Syracusaines, un acte*. He is described in reference works such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Nordisk familjebok*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
310 B.C.
Died
260 B.C.
Works
164

Top works

  • Idylles de Théocrite traduites en français
  • Theokritou, Moschou, kai Biónos Eidyllia panta
  • Theokrit als genredichter in seinem "Herakliskos"
  • Theocriti, Simmiae, Moschi, & Bionis Eidyllia & epigrammata quae supersunt
  • Les Syracusaines, un acte

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Greece

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6
Total plays
41

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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Th

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 3: Poems 1685–1692

    · 1969 · cited 7x

  2. The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 2: Poems 1681–1684

    · 1972 · cited 4x

  3. Poems

    · 1912 · cited 2x

  4. Idylls

    · 2015 · cited 1x

  5. Idyllium the 23rd. The Despairing Lover

    · 1685

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Quotes

  • ἅδιον, ὦ ποιμήν, τὸ τεὸν μέλος ἢ τὸ καταχὲςτῆν᾿ ἀπὸ τᾶς πέτρας καταλείβεται ὑψόθεν ὕδωρ.
  • ἠνίδε σιγῇ μὲν πόντος, σιγῶντι δ᾿ ἀῆται,ἁ δ᾿ ἐμὰ οὐ σιγῇ στέρνων ἔντοσθεν ἀνία.
  • ἐλπίδες ἐν ζωοῖσιν, ἀνέλπιστοι δὲ θανόντες.
  • ἦ γὰρ ἔρωτιπολλάκις, ὦ Πολύφημε, τὰ μὴ καλὰ καλὰ πέφανται.
  • τὰν παρεοῖσαν ἄμελγε· τί τὸν φεύγοντα διώκεις;
  • οἱ δὲ ποθεῦντες ἐν ἤματι γηράσκουσιν.

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Key facts

Writer.name
Theocritus
Writer.image
Portrait bust of Theocritus in profile to left, after an antique marble (cropped).jpg
Writer.birth_date
c. 300 BC
Writer.birth_place
Syracuse, Sicily
Writer.death_date
after 260 BC
Writer.occupation
Poet
Writer.genre
Pastoral, epic

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Theocritus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Poetæ Minores Græci, Selecti & Emendati: Scilicet, Hesiodus, Theocritus, Moschus, Bion, Smyrn. Musæus, Theoause, Phocylides, Pythagoras... In Usum Scholarum

Poetæ Minores Græci, Selecti & Emendati: Scilicet, Hesiodus, Theocritus, Moschus, Bion, Smyrn. Musæus, Theoause, Phocylides, Pythagoras... In Usum Scholarum

Teocrito Volgarizzato da Domenico Regolotti

Teocrito Volgarizzato da Domenico Regolotti

Theocriti Reliquiae Utroque Sermone. 2, Librum Animadversionum

Theocriti Reliquiae Utroque Sermone. 2, Librum Animadversionum

Idyllia, hoc est, parva Poemata XXXVI. Eiusdem Epigrammata XIX. Eiusdem Bipennis et Ala. Praeter haec, accessere Scholia utilissima Zachariae Calliergi, hactenus paucis visa

Idyllia, hoc est, parva Poemata XXXVI. Eiusdem Epigrammata XIX. Eiusdem Bipennis et Ala. Praeter haec, accessere Scholia utilissima Zachariae Calliergi, hactenus paucis visa

Bucolic theocrites

Bucolic theocrites

Bucolic theocrites

Bucolic theocrites

Bucolic theocrites

Bucolic theocrites

Les syracusanes o Les festes d'Adonis : idili de Theócrit

Les syracusanes o Les festes d'Adonis : idili de Theócrit

Ta tou Theokritou Sesosmena [Texto impreso] =]Theocriti quae extant

Ta tou Theokritou Sesosmena [Texto impreso] =]Theocriti quae extant

Theokrits Idyllen and epigrams

Theokrits Idyllen and epigrams

Decem Eidyllia

Decem Eidyllia

Theocriti Reliquiae :Graece Et Latine

Theocriti Reliquiae :Graece Et Latine

Theocritus, Bio et Moschus

Theocritus, Bio et Moschus

˜ Theocriti, Moschi et Bionis ˜ Idyllia omnia

˜ Theocriti, Moschi et Bionis ˜ Idyllia omnia

Theokritu Eidyllia = Theocritii Idyllia, Hoc est, parua Poëmata XXXVI ...

Theokritu Eidyllia = Theocritii Idyllia, Hoc est, parua Poëmata XXXVI ...

Theocriti Syracvsii Idyllia & Epigrammata: cum mss. Palat. collata = Theokritu Tu Syrakusiu Eidyllia Kai epigrammata

Theocriti Syracvsii Idyllia & Epigrammata: cum mss. Palat. collata = Theokritu Tu Syrakusiu Eidyllia Kai epigrammata

Theokritos

Theokritos

Theocriti Idyllia

Theocriti Idyllia

˜ The Greek Bucolic Theokritos, Bion and Moschos

˜ The Greek Bucolic Theokritos, Bion and Moschos

Theokrits Idyllen

Theokrits Idyllen

Theocriti, Bionis et Moschi Carmina graece. 2

Theocriti, Bionis et Moschi Carmina graece. 2

Theocriti Carmina :ex codicibus Italis denuo a se collatis

Theocriti Carmina :ex codicibus Italis denuo a se collatis

Theocritus, Bion et Moschus ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi

Theocritus, Bion et Moschus ad optimorum librorum fidem accurate editi

˜Theocritiœ Reliquiae graece et latine

˜Theocritiœ Reliquiae graece et latine

Theokritu Eidyllia = Theocriti Idyllia, Hoc est, parva Poëmata XXXVI.

Theokritu Eidyllia = Theocriti Idyllia, Hoc est, parva Poëmata XXXVI.

Theocriti, Bionis et Moschi Carmina graece. 1

Theocriti, Bionis et Moschi Carmina graece. 1

Theokrits Idyllen: for school and private use

Theokrits Idyllen: for school and private use

Theocriti Reliquiae

Theocriti Reliquiae

Theocritus, Bion et Moschus :ad optimorum librorum fidem emendati cum brevi notatione emendationum

Theocritus, Bion et Moschus :ad optimorum librorum fidem emendati cum brevi notatione emendationum

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Life
  • Works
  • Bucolics and mimes
  • Epics
  • Lyrics
  • Spurious works
  • Editions
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • Further reading
  • External links

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

==Life== Little is known of Theocritus 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 consisting of poems whose authorship was doubtful yet formed a corpus of bucolic poetry, the other a strict collection of those works considered to have been composed by Theocritus himself.

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