Idyll I, sometimes called Θύρσις ('Thyrsis'), is a bucolic poem by the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus which takes the form of a dialogue between two rustics in a pastoral setting.[1] Thyrsis meets a goatherd in a shady place beside a spring, and at his invitation sings the story of Daphnis.[2] This ideal hero of Greek pastoral song had won for his bride the fairest of the Nymphs.[2] Confident in the strength of his passion, he boasted that Love could never subdue him to a new affection.[2] Love avenged himself by making Daphnis desire a strange maiden, but to this temptation he never yielded, and so died a constant lover.[2] The song tells how the cattle and the wild things of the wood bewailed him, how Hermes and Priapus gave him counsel in vain, and how with his last breath he retorted the taunts of Aphrodite.[2]
Chalcedony scaraboid seal stone: 4th cent. BC. Fox and vine.
A shepherd and a goatherd meet in the pastures one noontide and compliment each other upon their piping.[1] The shepherd, Thyrsis by name, is persuaded by the other—for a cup which he describes but does not at first show—to sing him the The Affliction of Daphnis, a ballad which tells how the legendary cowherd, friend not only of Nymph and Muse, but of all the wild creatures, having vowed to his first love that she should be his last, pined and died for the love of another.[1]
The song is divided into three parts marked by changes in the refrain.[1] The first part, after a complaint to the Nymphs of their neglect, tells how the herds and the herdsmen gathered about the dying man, and Hermes his father, and Priapus the country-god of fertility whom he had flouted, came and spoke and got no answer.[1] In the second part, the slighted Love-Goddess comes, and gently upbraids him, whereat he breaks silence with a threat of vengeance after death.[1] He then makes a speech,[a] and the speech is continued with a farewell to the wild creatures, and to the wells and rivers of Syracuse.[4] In the third part he bequeaths his pipe to Pan, ends his dying speech with an address to all Nature, and is overwhelmed at last in the river of Death.[4] Thyrsis comes from Sicily, which is the scene of his song.[4]
Theocritus CupEdit
Artist's interpretation of the cup as described by the goatherd (ll. 29–56)
The ecphrasis of the cup inspired drawings by John Flaxman from which four silver-gilt Neoclassical vases were produced. The first was commissioned by Queen Charlotte as a gift for her son the Prince Regent in 1812.[5]
IllustrationsEdit
Bucolic scene with two shepherds, illustrating Idyll I (ll. 12–14)
'Sweet, meseems, is the whispering sound of yonder pine tree, goatherd, that murmureth by the wells of water'
Engraving of a scene from Idyll I: Once a Week, 24 Feb. 1866
^The lines of his speech tell in veiled ironic terms what the vengeance of this friend of wild things will be; for Anchises was afterwards blinded by bees, Adonis slain by a boar, and Cypris herself wounded by Diomed.[3]
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Idyll I sometimes called 8yrsis Thyrsis is a bucolic poem by the 3rd century BC Greek poet Theocritus which takes the form of a dialogue between two rustics in a pastoral setting 1 Thyrsis meets a goatherd in a shady place beside a spring and at his invitation sings the story of Daphnis 2 This ideal hero of Greek pastoral song had won for his bride the fairest of the Nymphs 2 Confident in the strength of his passion he boasted that Love could never subdue him to a new affection 2 Love avenged himself by making Daphnis desire a strange maiden but to this temptation he never yielded and so died a constant lover 2 The song tells how the cattle and the wild things of the wood bewailed him how Hermes and Priapus gave him counsel in vain and how with his last breath he retorted the taunts of Aphrodite 2 Contents 1 Summary 2 Theocritus Cup 3 Illustrations 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Sources 8 Further reading 9 External linksSummary Edit nbsp Chalcedony scaraboid seal stone 4th cent BC Fox and vine A shepherd and a goatherd meet in the pastures one noontide and compliment each other upon their piping 1 The shepherd Thyrsis by name is persuaded by the other for a cup which he describes but does not at first show to sing him the The Affliction of Daphnis a ballad which tells how the legendary cowherd friend not only of Nymph and Muse but of all the wild creatures having vowed to his first love that she should be his last pined and died for the love of another 1 The song is divided into three parts marked by changes in the refrain 1 The first part after a complaint to the Nymphs of their neglect tells how the herds and the herdsmen gathered about the dying man and Hermes his father and Priapus the country god of fertility whom he had flouted came and spoke and got no answer 1 In the second part the slighted Love Goddess comes and gently upbraids him whereat he breaks silence with a threat of vengeance after death 1 He then makes a speech a and the speech is continued with a farewell to the wild creatures and to the wells and rivers of Syracuse 4 In the third part he bequeaths his pipe to Pan ends his dying speech with an address to all Nature and is overwhelmed at last in the river of Death 4 Thyrsis comes from Sicily which is the scene of his song 4 Theocritus Cup Edit nbsp Artist s interpretation of the cup as described by the goatherd ll 29 56 The ecphrasis of the cup inspired drawings by John Flaxman from which four silver gilt Neoclassical vases were produced The first was commissioned by Queen Charlotte as a gift for her son the Prince Regent in 1812 5 Illustrations Edit nbsp Bucolic scene with two shepherds illustrating Idyll I ll 12 14 nbsp Sweet meseems is the whispering sound of yonder pine tree goatherd that murmureth by the wells of water nbsp Engraving of a scene from Idyll I Once a Week 24 Feb 1866See also EditEclogue 5 Eclogue 10Notes Edit The lines of his speech tell in veiled ironic terms what the vengeance of this friend of wild things will be for Anchises was afterwards blinded by bees Adonis slain by a boar and Cypris herself wounded by Diomed 3 References Edit a b c d e f Edmonds ed 1919 p 6 a b c d e Lang ed 1880 p 1 Edmonds ed 1919 pp 6 7 a b c Edmonds ed 1919 p 7 Royal Collection Trust Sources Edit The Theocritus Cup Royal Collection Trust Retrieved 30 June 2023 Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from these sources which are in the public domain Edmonds J M ed 1919 The Greek Bucolic Poets 3rd ed William Heinemann pp 6 23 Lang Andrew ed 1880 Theocritus Bion and Moschus London Macmillan and Co pp 1 7 Further reading EditArnold Edwin 24 February 1866 From Theocritus Idyll the First Once a Week pp 210 12 Arnott W Geoffrey 1978 The Theocritus Cup in Liverpool Quaderni Urbinati Di Cultura Classica 29 129 34 Calverley C S August 1866 Theocritus Idyll I Thyrsis and a Goatherd Macmillan s Magazine pp 269 72 Cholmeley R J ed 1919 The Idylls of Theocritus 2nd ed London G Bell amp Sons Ltd pp 187 97 Frangeskou Vassiliki 1996 Theocritus Idyll 1 An Unusual Bucolic Agon Hermathena 161 23 42 Gow A S F 1913 The Cup in the First Idyll of Theocritus The Journal of Hellenic Studies 33 207 22 Gow A S F 1934 The Panpipes of Daphnis The Classical Review 48 121 Higham T F Bowra C M eds The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation Oxford Clarendon Press pp 541 741 Koopman N 2014 Ancient Greek ekphrasis Between description and narration Thesis University of Amsterdam Williams F J 1969 Theocritus Idyll i 81 91 The Journal of Hellenic Studies 89 121 23 IV Ah wretched Thyrsis what avails thy sighs Blackwood s Edinburgh Magazine November 1835 pp 643 4 External links Edit nbsp Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article 8yrsis nbsp Media related to Idyll I at Wikimedia Commons Drawing Design for Theocritus vase The British Museum Retrieved 30 June 2023 The Theocritus Cup National Museums Liverpool Retrieved 30 June 2023 Theocritus Idylls 8yrsis ἢ ᾠdh Perseus Digital Library Retrieved 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