View of the river Crathis seen from the hill Terranova da Sibari
Idyll V, sometimes called Αιπολικόν και Ποιμενικόν ('The Goatherd and the Shepherd'), is a bucolic poem by the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus.[1] This Idyll begins with a ribald debate between two hirelings, who, at last, compete with each other in a match of pastoral song.[2] The scene is in Southern Italy.[2]
IdyllV, sometimes called Αιπολικόν και Ποιμενικόν ('The Goatherd and the Shepherd'), is a bucolic poem by the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus. This...
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