Idyll XXV
Greek poem attributed to Theocritus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Idyll XXV, later titled Ηρακλής Λεοντοφόνος ('Heracles the Lion-slayer') by Callierges,[1] is a poem doubtfully attributed to the 3rd-century BC Greek poet Theocritus.[2] This is an idyll of the epic sort,[3] and is sometimes categorised as an epyllion.[4] In the course of the narrative, Heracles visits the herds of King Augeas (to clean their stalls was one of his twelve labours), and, after an encounter with a bull, describes to the king's son his battle with the lion of Nemea.[3]
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