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-119–-56 · 1st century BC Greek bucolic poet

Also known as: Bion von Smyrna, Bion, Bion of Phlossa, Bion of Phlossa near Smyrna, Бион из Смирны, 비온

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Theocritus
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Founder of Doric bucolic poetry, sharing the pastoral idylls, shepherd songs and erotic themes. (AI reason)
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Moschus-200–-200
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Fellow Hellenistic bucolic poet whose Europa and mythological idylls match the delicate pastoral style. (AI reason)
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Virgil-69–-18
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His Eclogues carry Greek bucolic conventions and pastoral lament into Latin verse. (AI reason)
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Callimachus-305–-239
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Refined Hellenistic poetry of polished brevity, hymns and learned myth. (AI reason)
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Sappho-650–-569
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Lyrical treatment of desire and of Adonis mourning, often anthologized alongside the bucolic poets. (AI reason)
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Anacreon
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Light erotic lyric on Eros and love, frequently published together with Bion. (AI reason)
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Longus200–200
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Daphnis and Chloe transposes pastoral love themes into prose romance. (AI reason)
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Apollonius of Rhodes-294–-214
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Hellenistic mythological poetry with tender treatment of Eros and love. (AI reason)
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Titus Calpurnius Siculus
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Latin eclogues continuing the Theocritean pastoral tradition of singing contests and laments. (AI reason)
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Nemesianus200–300
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Late Latin pastoral eclogues imitating the Greek bucolic manner. (AI reason)
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