Lycius
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Lycius is the tragic mortal lover of the serpent-woman Lamia in John Keats’s narrative poem, whose doomed romance explores themes of illusion, love, and disillusionment.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mortal man ⓘ poetry character ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St Agnes, and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | narrative poem ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
conflict between passion and reason
ⓘ
destructive revelation of truth ⓘ limits of human perception ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Apollonius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorMovement | Second-generation Romantic poet ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| causeOfDeathInText | shock and despair ⓘ |
| centralConflict | love for Lamia versus rational truth ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Keats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1820 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | example of Keats’s exploration of illusion and reality in love ⓘ |
| hasLover | Lamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | English Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| livesIn | Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loverIs | serpent-woman ⓘ |
| medium | verse ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
tragic hero ⓘ |
| nationalityInText | Greek ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Apollonius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToApollonius | former pupil GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipType | tragic romance ⓘ |
| seeks | marriage with Lamia ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | young nobleman ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | death at wedding feast ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
human susceptibility to enchantment
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romantic idealist destroyed by reality ⓘ |
| teacherIs | Apollonius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
disillusionment ⓘ fatal knowledge ⓘ illusion ⓘ love ⓘ romantic idealism ⓘ |
| workForm | two-part narrative poem ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lamia (poem)