person
Tityrus
A shepherd in the Eclogues; in Eclogue 1 the old herdsman who keeps his farm through a god's favour, often read as a figure for Virgil himself. Recurs as a generic herdsman elsewhere.
Reading notes
- The Eclogues §1.1 Tityrus
A shepherd in the Eclogues; in Eclogue 1 the old herdsman who keeps his farm through a god's favour, often read as a figure for Virgil himself. Recurs as a generic herdsman elsewhere.
- The Georgics §4.566 Tityrus
The herdsman of the first Eclogue, named in the poem's last line as Virgil recalls his earlier pastoral song.