Lesbia
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Lesbia is the poetic pseudonym used by the Roman poet Catullus for his beloved, traditionally identified with the aristocratic woman Clodia.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary character
ⓘ
poetic pseudonym ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Carmina of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
love poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkOf | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
emotional turmoil ⓘ infidelity ⓘ jealousy ⓘ love ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | semi-fictionalized representation of a real person ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasNameType |
literary alias
ⓘ
pseudonym ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUncertainIdentification | true ⓘ |
| influenced | later love poetry in Western literature ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Sappho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Latin love elegy ⓘ |
| nameAlludesTo | Lesbos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
Catullus 5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catullus 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus 72 NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus 75 NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Catullus 85 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
adulterous woman
ⓘ
cultivated aristocrat ⓘ |
| primarySource | Poems of Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
addressee of love poems
ⓘ
beloved of the poet ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
historical accuracy of portrayal
ⓘ
identity of Lesbia ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature scholarship
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedWith | Clodia Metelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Catullus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | first-person lyric context ⓘ |
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