Flora in Eclogue 9, as compared to Eclogue 1 and Theocritus Idyll 7
line 9: veteres fagos (iam fracta cacumina)
These old and broken beech trees reflect the mood of the poem.
cf "patulae fagi" in Eclogue 1.1
line 15: cava ilice
Hollow oak tree
cf "quercus" (oak tree) in Eclogue 1.17 and "ilice" in Eclogue 1.18 (some versions)
line 19: florentibus herbis
Flowering herbs (general)
Does not appear in Eclogue 1
line 30: Cyrneas taxos
Corsican honey from these yew trees was notoriously bad
Does not appear in Eclogue 1
Compare to Theocritus Idyll 7.80, where the bees make honey from sweet cedar trees and the mood is happy
line 31: cytiso
Clover
cf "florentum cytisum" in Eclogue 1.78-79
(also compare parallels in Theocritus Idylls 5.128 and 10.30)
lines 40-41: varios flores
General flowers
I don't recognize a specific parallel in Eclogue 1
line 41: candida populus
(Bright) white poplar
Does not appear in Eclogue 1
line 42: lentae vites
Twining grapevines
cf "vitis" in Eclogue 1.74, which is similar, and "lentus" in Eclogue 1.4 which has a very different sense
line 42: umbracula
Shade-bearing trees (near the tomb of Brasilas)
This word is found only here in the Eclogues
Compare to Theocritus Idyll 7.7-8, where similar shady branches cover the tomb of Brasilas
(also compare Idyll 11.19, 42-49, where we see a similar set of imagery)
line 49: uva
Grape
Does not appear specifically in Eclogue1
line 50: piros
Pear
cf "piros" Eclogue 1.74
Compare to Theocritus Idyll 7.145 where pears roll abundantly on the ground, rather than being harvested
line 50: poma
Fruit (of the fleshy kind with a center)
cf "poma" in Eclogue 1.38 and Eclogue 1.81
Compare to Theocritus Idyll 7.145 where apples roll abundantly on the ground rather than being harvested
lines 60-61: densas frondas
Dense leafy branches (general)
cf. "fronde" in Eclogue 1.81
Compare to Theocritus Idyll 7.10-11, the scene at the tomb of Brasilas
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