Idyll II
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Idyll II is a pastoral poem by the ancient Greek poet Theocritus that portrays the lovesick sorceress Simaetha as she performs a magic ritual to win back her unfaithful lover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Idyll II canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic poem
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ancient Greek poem ⓘ pastoral poem ⓘ |
| alternateName |
The Sorceress
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The Spell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Theocritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Simaetha’s attempt to regain her unfaithful lover ⓘ |
| collection | Idylls of Theocritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
catalogue of magical ingredients
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direct address to the moon ⓘ incantations ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Delphis
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Simaetha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
love poetry
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magic incantation poem ⓘ pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| invokesDeity |
Hecate
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Selene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
apostrophe
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repetition ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| literaryForm | monologue ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Latin love elegy
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Roman poetry about magic ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simaetha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
invocation of the moon
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love magic ritual ⓘ spinning of the iynx wheel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript transmission ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | one of the early Idylls of Theocritus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts of Theocritus ⓘ |
| setting | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | dramatic monologue with embedded narrative ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical literature courses
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classical philology ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a lovesick sorceress performing a magic ritual to win back her lover ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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emotional suffering ⓘ female desire ⓘ magic and witchcraft ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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