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grbs-9171	Lattimore, Steven	Battus in Theocritus’ Fourth Idyll	1973	6	.pdf	application/pdf	2925	158	68	It seems more plausible to understand Battus as an occasional visitor to the country (perhaps first drawn there by Amaryllis).25 He likes Corydon and prides himself on his knowledge of the local gossip, while Corydon, a genuine herdsman, insists on his own ability as a singer (29ff).26 Battus (,Chatterbox') romanticizes some aspects of country life, tries out as a goatherd with a rather phony line (39), then makes a fool of himself by pricking his foot; he is amazed at the thick­ ness of the thornbushes and seems unable to draw out the thorn him- which reverses that of Lycidas, seems out of character for Corydon. The goatherd Battus meets his friend Corydon, who is tending Aegon's cows (1-4).	cache/grbs-9171.pdf	txt/grbs-9171.txt