Daphnis and Chloë (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Longus
- First Published: 1587
- Type of Work: Fiction
- Type of Plot: Pastoral
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Genres: Long fiction, Pastoral
- Subjects: Love or romance, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Adoption or adopted children, Sheep, Greek or Roman times, Pirates, Shepherds
- Locales: Islands, Aegean Sea, Lesbos
Places Discussed
*Lesbos (LEHS-bohs). Greek island in the Aegean Sea on which actions centers on two cities: Methymna and Mytilene. Methymna is a city believed to be named after a daughter of King Makara, who was married to Lesbos of Thessaly, the namesake of the island. Within a century of the time when Daphnis and Chloë was written, Methymna suffered from a series of raids. The individuals from this place seem different from Daphnis and Chloë and the rest of the people in their environment; they are outsiders.
The other important city on Lesbos is Mytilene,...
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