Theocritus poet from Greece was born in 315 Before Crist, had 55 years and died in 260 Before Crist. Poems were written in Ancient mainly in Greek language. Dominant movement is prevalent form.
Top ten poems Theocritus
The Song of the Beloved
... Sweet is thy mouth, and sweetest tones ...
To Pan doth white-limbed Daphnis offer here
... (He once piped sweetly on his herdsman's flute) ...
Why Hop Ye So, ye High Hills?
... And said, touching the infant with fondling hands ...
Injuries from those to whom Thou hast been Kind
... It is like rearing wolf-whelps or dogs -- ...
For a Statue of Anacreon
... " Say further: "Youth and beauty pleased him best ...
Joy at the Approach of a Beloved
... Both shepherd and herbage are withered there ...
For yon oaken avenue, swain, you must steer
... And the blackbirds, those shrill-piping songsters of spring, ...
The Mid-day Heat
... At this mid-day time, when even the lizard ...
Ortho's Epitaph
... Yet the turf that I'm clad with is strange to me quite ...
Idyll XXII. The Sons of Leda
... Then they unsheathed their swords, and framed new modes ...
