Lycoris

Definition

The poetic name associated with Cytheris as the beloved of the Roman poet Cornelius Gallus.

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Paper 2

Cytheris was also associated with the poet Cornelius Gallus under the name Lycoris. In Virgil’s Eclogues, Lycoris is represented as leaving Gallus for a soldier travelling towards the Alps. This is a literary portrayal, not an independently verified account of all her choices.
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GCSE Classics · key term

The poetic name associated with Cytheris as the beloved of the Roman poet Cornelius Gallus.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Cytheris was also associated with the poet Cornelius Gallus under the name Lycoris. In Virgil’s Eclogues, Lycoris is represented as leaving Gallus for a soldier travelling towards the Alps. This is a literary portrayal, not an independently verified account of all her choices.
Revise: Rome

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