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1st-century BC Roman elegiac poet
about Propertius outside of his own writing. His praenomen "Sextus" is mentioned by Aelius Donatus, a few manuscripts list him as "Sextus Propertius", but
Propertius
Species of butterfly
Erynnis propertius, commonly known as Propertius duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Propertius duskywings are members of
Erynnis_propertius
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
PMG. Gantz, pp. 289, 291. Ovid, Heroides, 16.149–152; Propertius, 3.14 * Cairns, Sextus Propertius, 421–422; Hughes, Helen of Troy, 60; Pomeroy, Spartan
Helen_of_Troy
Roman poet (43 BC – AD 17/18)
conventions of the elegiac genre developed by Tibullus and Propertius. Elegy originates with Propertius and Tibullus, but Ovid is an innovator in the genre.
Ovid
Poetic form used by Greek lyric poets
usually of smaller scale than the epic. Roman poets, particularly Catullus, Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid, adopted the same form in Latin many years later.
Elegiac_couplet
Poetic concept
compact than epic, could be even more beautiful and worthy of appreciation. Propertius linked him to his rival with the following well-known couplet: Callimachi
Elegiac
Daughter of the Roman commander Spurius Tarpeius
for writers such as Propertius to expand on this detail and add themes of Tarpeia being unchaste, hence why she was greedy. Propertius’ account is considered
Tarpeia
Wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology
Stychus Propertius (2004). Complete Elegies of Propertius. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.see Elegies 2.6; 2.9 and 3.12. Propertius was
Penelope
Roman god of the seasons
the Romans. Propertius, the major literary source for the god, also asserts that the god was Etruscan, and came from Volsinii. Propertius refers to a
Vertumnus
Roman emperor from 27 BC to AD 14
proscriptions. Augustan poets sometimes openly criticized the emperor, such as Propertius when he disapproved of the execution of prisoners during the Perusine
Augustus
Nephew of Roman emperor Augustus
at a young age, Marcellus' position led to his celebration by Sextus Propertius, as well as by Virgil in the Aeneid. Marcellus was born into the Claudii
Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)
Marcellus_(nephew_of_Augustus)
Mythical son of Minos
the Minotaur. This continued until the Minotaur was killed by Theseus. Propertius in one of his elegies refers to a version in which Androgeus was brought
Androgeus_(son_of_Minos)
Genus of butterflies
Metrocles hyboma (Plötz, 1886) Metrocles leucogaster Godman, 1900 Metrocles propertius Fabricius, 1793 Metrocles santarus (Bell, 1940) Metrocles schrottkyi (Giacomelli
Metrocles_(skipper)
Period in Latin literature
literature periodized as "Augustan" was in fact written by men—Vergil, Horace, Propertius, Livy—whose careers were established during the triumviral years, before
Augustan literature (ancient Rome)
Augustan_literature_(ancient_Rome)
Town and administrative division in Italy
Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born around 50–45 BC. It is the birthplace of St. Francis, who founded
Assisi
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Elegy. University of California Press. pp. 21–25.; Johnson, W.R. (2012). "Propertius". A Companion to Roman Love Elegy. Blackwell. pp. 42–43.; James, Sharon
Roman_Empire
Daughter of Creon in Greek mythology
along with her father, who went to her rescue." Seneca, Medea 817 ff.; Propertius, Elegies 2.16.30 Hyginus, Fabulae 25 Apollodorus, 1.9.28 Apollodorus,
Creusa_(daughter_of_Creon)
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
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Byzantine_Empire
Loss of political control in antiquity
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Fall of the Western Roman Empire
Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
Minor plebeian family at ancient Rome
Propertii was Sextus Propertius, a celebrated poet of the Augustan age. Many other Propertii are known from inscriptions. The poet Propertius wrote that he was
Propertia_gens
Remains left by an arthropod molting
use the singular noun exuvium (e.g.). Only a single historical work by Propertius uses the singular form exuvium, but in the meaning "spoils, booty". Anyphops
Exuviae
Roman poet and writer of elegies (c. 55–c. 19 BC)
the works of Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius, is still extant. Tibullus was first printed with Catullus, Propertius, and the Silvae of Statius by Vindelinus
Tibullus
Mythical horse
went to the seer." According to the first-century BC Latin poet Sextus Propertius, "Arion spoke". And according to the fourth-century poet Quintus Smyrnaeus
Arion_(horse)
Greek mythological boy from Boeotia
Greek elegiac poet Phanocles, as well as by Athenaeus and the Roman poet Propertius. According to the Byzantine author Stephanus of Byzantium, he is the son
Argynnus
Sexual attraction between members of the same sex
personal experiences in ancient authors such as Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius in their homoerotic poetry. The term "homoerotic" carries with it the
Homoeroticism
Technique of severe pruning of trees
the growth of a dense head of foliage and branches. In ancient Rome, Propertius mentioned pollarding during the 1st century BCE. The practice has been
Pollarding
Son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology
of a 1st-century BC love elegy on the power of music by the Latin poet Propertius. Listed among the examples he mentions is that "Even Galatea, it's true
Polyphemus
Mythological prince of Troy
who was then unable to help him otherwise and turned him into a cicada. Propertius wrote that Eos did not forsake Tithonus, old and aged as he was, and would
Tithonus
Ship of the Argonauts in Greek myth
built in Thessaly around the area of Mount Pelion. The Roman poet Sextus Propertius, writing during the reign of Augustus, said it departed from the port
Argo
Roman political advisor (d. 8 BCE)
not to enter the Senate, remaining of equestrian rank. Expressions in Propertius seem to imply that Maecenas had taken some part in the campaigns of Mutina
Gaius_Maecenas
Stages of human existence according to Greco-Roman mythology
flood of Deucalion. In constrast, in Eligies (circa 1st century BCE), Propertius equates the same flood with the end of the Golden Age. These mythological
Ages_of_Man
Ancient Roman city on the site of modern Lyon, France
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Lugdunum
Church in Assisi, Italy
latter had been in turn erected above a Roman edifice, the so-called "Propertius' domus" or a temple dedicated to Apollo or, according to the tradition
Santa_Maria_Maggiore,_Assisi
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Twin brothers and central characters of Rome's foundation myth
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Romulus_and_Remus
Satire against women by Roman author Juvenal
seen in the poems of Catullus and Propertius: Peter Green explains: "'Cynthia' was the pseudonym which Propertius used to indicate his mistress Hostia
Satire_VI
Greek mythological hero
ruthlessly slaying women and children. Other writers, such as Catullus, Propertius, and Ovid, represent a second strand of disparagement, with an emphasis
Achilles
3rd-century BCE Greek poet, scholar and librarian
of the late Republic and the early Empire. Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Propertius, and Ovid saw his poetry as one of their "principal model[s]" and engaged
Callimachus
Greek philosopher and historian (c. AD 40 – 120s)
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Plutarch
Roman lyric poet (65–8 BC)
contemporaries, Ovid and Propertius. Ovid followed his example in creating a completely natural style of expression in hexameter verse, and Propertius cheekily mimicked
Horace
Ancient Greek poet
Hellenistic poets such as Callimachus and thus also on Roman poets such as Propertius, who even preferred him to Homer for his eloquence on love themes (see
Mimnermus
Roman noblewoman, second wife of Augustus and mother of Julia the Elder
consulship, her daughter Cornelia died and became the subject of an elegy by Propertius, in which Scribonia is mentioned. Nor have I wronged you, Scribonia, mother
Scribonia_(wife_of_Octavian)
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
unflattering portrait of Cleopatra. The Augustan-period authors Virgil, Horace, Propertius, and Ovid perpetuated the negative views of Cleopatra approved by the
Cleopatra
Name list
association with Artemis. In Ancient Roman literature, 'Cynthia' is the name of Propertius' love. It has ranked among the 1,000 most used names for girls in the
Cynthia
Figure from Greek mythology
Clement of Alexandria, in Stephen of Byzantium (Kopai and Argunnos), and in Propertius, III with minor variations. The fortunes of Agamemnon have formed the
Agamemnon
1st-century-BC Roman poet
last eleven years of his life (29–19 BC), commissioned, according to Propertius, by Augustus. According to the tradition, Virgil travelled to the senatorial
Virgil
Hyginus, Fabulae Preface Parada, s.v. Lecothoe 3 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.542; Propertius, Elegies 2.26A.10 Parada, s.v. Lecothoe 2 Ovid, Metamorphoses 4.190 ff
Leucothoe_(mythology)
Set of names from Greek mythology
known by the name Creusa, predominantly in Latin authors, e.g. Seneca and Propertius. Hyginus uses both names interchangeably. In Cherubini's opera Medea she
Glauce
Roman title
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Dux
Country in Southern and Western Europe
historians, such as Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Virgil, Horace, Propertius, Ovid, and Livy. The Romans were famous for their oral tradition, poetry
Italy
Masculine virtue in Ancient Rome
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Virtus
River in Greece
Callimachus also place Charon on the Acheron. Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the
Acheron
Ferryman of Hades in Greek mythology
Callimachus also place Charon on the Acheron. Roman poets, including Propertius, Ovid, and Statius, name the river as the Styx, perhaps following the
Charon
Ancient Roman novel by Apuleius
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The_Golden_Ass
Roman officer rank
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Duplarius
Attitudes and behaviors towards sex in ancient Rome
letters peppered with gossip about Rome's elite; the Augustan elegists Propertius and Tibullus, who reveal social attitudes in describing love affairs with
Sexuality_in_ancient_Rome
Chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom
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King_of_Rome
Army officer in Imperial Rome
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Centurion
Political institution in ancient Rome
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Roman_Senate
Solar calendar
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Julian_calendar
Greek mythological figure
Roman poets regularly used phrases such as "walls of Telegonus" (e.g. Propertius 2.32) or "Circaean walls" to refer to Tusculum. Ancient Greece portal
Telegonus_(son_of_Odysseus)
Ancient Roman open-air venues
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Roman_amphitheatre
Greek mythical character
represented riding on horseback. In some accounts, he was called Anogon. Propertius, Elegies 1.1 Pausanias, 2.22.5 Pausanias, 3.18.7 Apollodorus, 3.13.4 Apollodorus
Anaxias
Roman Empire from about 27 BC to 476 AD
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Imperial_Roman_army
Ancient stream in Greece that flowed from Mount Helicon into Lake Copais
apparently sacred to Apollo (patron deity of poets), is referred to in Propertius' poem (2.10.25-6) to Augustus, 'Nondum etenim Ascraeos norunt mea carmina
Permessus
structured by the Roman religious calendar, and the fourth book of elegies by Propertius. Scenes from Roman myth also appear in Roman wall painting, coins, and
Roman_mythology
Lake of Magnesia in ancient Thessaly
to have bathed her feet in its waters, which is perhaps the reason why Propertius speaks of sanctae Boebeidos undae. The lake was a long narrow piece of
Boebeis_Lake
Messenian prince and argonaut in Greek mythology
Baccchylides, Dithyrambs 6.1 Homer, Iliad 9.557, Apollodorus, 1.7.8; Propertius, Elegies 1.2; Pausanias, 4.2.7 & 5.18.2; Plutarch, Parallela minora 40;
Idas_(son_of_Aphareus)
Inner chamber of Ancient Greek or Roman temples
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Cella
Roman republican magistrate charged with city maintenance and order
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Aedile
Roman fort in Brough, Cumbria, England
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Verterae
1st-century BC Roman poet and philosopher
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Lucretius
16 BC Roman book by Ovid
model of the erotic elegy, as made famous by figures such as Tibullus or Propertius, but is often subversive and humorous with these tropes, exaggerating
Amores_(Ovid)
Ancient Roman hairstyle accessory
Accounts from Propertius, a 1st-century BCE Roman love elegist, suggest that vittae were components of the bridal attire. In of his poems, Propertius depicts
Vittae
English classicist and poet (1859–1936)
scholarly articles on Horace, Propertius, Ovid, Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles. He also completed an edition of Propertius, which however was rejected
A._E._Housman
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History of the Romans in Arabia
History_of_the_Romans_in_Arabia
Roman goddess and personification of the continent Africa
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Africa_(goddess)
Chinese term for the Roman Empire
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Daqin
Lover of the Roman poet Catullus
names under an alias: Catullus's Lesbia: Clodia Ticida's Perilla: Metella Propertius' Cynthia: Hostia Tibullus' Delia: Plania Apuleius' information is thought
Lesbia
River in Turkey
Euripides, Orestes 4 & 11 Ovid, Met. XI.140-144. Sophocles. "Philoctetes". Propertius, Elegies I.XI 31-32. 38°31′24″N 28°02′34″E / 38.52327°N 28.042774°E
Pactolus
Ancient writers on Roman history during the Republic
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Annalists
Roman historian and politician (86–35 BC)
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Sallust
Praecilius Praeconius Prastinius Precius Priscius Procilius Proculeius Propertius Publicius Puccasius Publilius Pulfidius Pulfionius Pupius Pusonius Quartienus
List_of_Roman_nomina
Body of myths originating in ancient Greece
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Roman_military_engineering
Multi-headed dog in Greek mythology
(I pp. 396–397), ("threefold"), 2.53 (I pp. 398–399) ("tri-formed"); Propertius, Elegies 3.5.44 (pp. 234–237) ("three throats"), 3.18.23 (pp. 284–285)
Cerberus
Roman term for a fortified military base
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Castra
Latin elegy reached its highest development in the works of Tibullus, Propertius, and Ovid. Most of this poetry is concerned with love. Ovid wrote the
Latin_literature
Poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead
mourning include Catullus's Carmen 101, on his dead brother, and elegies by Propertius on his dead mistress Cynthia and a matriarch of the prominent Cornelian
Elegy
Roman historian (59 BC – AD 17)
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Livy
Ancient Roman settlement administered by a prefect
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Praefectura (Roman settlement)
Praefectura_(Roman_settlement)
Categorization of poetry
needed], though he also claimed it was abundant in the poetry of Sextus Propertius (c.50BC-15BC). Pound, Ezra (1968). Literary Essays of Ezra Pound. New
Ezra Pound's Three Kinds of Poetry
Ezra_Pound's_Three_Kinds_of_Poetry
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2nd-century_Roman_domes
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Cosmetics_in_ancient_Rome
Theatre building built in ancient Roman times
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Roman_theatre_(structure)
Greek mythological giant
depicting a singular vulture; Ovid and Seneca vary from work to work; Propertius and Statius depict more than one vulture. The traveler Pausanias (2nd
Tityos
Poetry collections by William Butler Yeats
Hawk" "Memory" "Her Praise" "The People" "His Phoenix" "A Thought from Propertius" "Broken Dreams" "A Deep-sworn Vow" "Presences" "The Balloon of the Mind"
The_Wild_Swans_at_Coole
Care of the dead in ancient Rome
died abroad, and expresses his grief at addressing only silent ash. When Propertius describes his dead lover Cynthia visiting him in a dream, the revenant's
Roman_funerary_practices
Epistolary poem collection by Ovid
disclaiming O[vid]'s debt to Propertius' Arethusa (4.3) for the original idea." In spite of various interpretations of Propertius 4.3, consensus nevertheless
Heroides
Folkloric bird of antiquity
feathers are an ingredient in a love potion, as has his contemporary Propertius. Medea's rejuvenating concoction which she boiled in a cauldron used a
Strix_(mythology)
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Girl/Female
Spanish
Patient.
Girl/Female
Greek
Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day...
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Character; History
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Nectar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant spelling of Atherton.
Male
Russian
(ХаритоÌн) Russian form of Greek Chariton, KHARITON means "grace, kindness."
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Form the Wide Valley
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places, for example Yardley in the West Midlands, Essex, Northamptonshire, etc., or Yarley in Somerset, named with Old English gerd, gyrd ‘pole’, ‘stick’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. The compound apparently referred to a forest where timber could be gathered.
Boy/Male
Indian
Part of God
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumberland and Durham)
English (Northumberland and Durham) : possibly a habitational name from Swinnie in Borders region, Swinney Beck in North Yorkshire, or Swinny Knoll in West Yorkshire, or some other similarly named place.English (Northumberland and Durham) : alternatively, perhaps an Americanized form of Irish Sweeney.
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