Theocritus 301 BCE-261 BCE creator Sjöström, Axel Gabriel 1794-1846 text utu 2017 monographic sv 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Theocritos' Idyller" by Theocritus is a collection of bucolic poems written in the 3rd century BC. These pastoral works feature rustic shepherds and goatherds who meet in idyllic settings to exchange songs and stories. The most famous idyll tells of Daphnis, a legendary cowherd who vowed eternal faithfulness to his first love. When the god Love sought revenge by inflicting him with desire for another, Daphnis chose death over breaking his vow, mourned by animals, nymphs, and gods alike in this founding work of pastoral poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idyll_I Release date is 2017-01-07 E-text prepared by Jari Koivisto and Tapio Riikonen Original publication data not identified Pastoral poetry, Greek -- Translations into Swedish PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53914 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53914 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134237.0 53914