Lesbia

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Lesbia is the poetic pseudonym used by the Roman poet Catullus for his beloved, traditionally identified with the aristocratic woman Clodia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary character
poetic pseudonym
appearsIn Carmina of Catullus
linked to: Poems of Catullus
appearsInGenre love poetry
lyric poetry
appearsInWorkOf Catullus
associatedTheme betrayal
emotional turmoil
infidelity
jealousy
love
associatedWith Clodia
linked to: Clodia Metelli
culture Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
fictionalStatus semi-fictionalized representation of a real person
gender female
hasNameType literary alias
pseudonym
hasRelationshipWith Catullus
hasUncertainIdentification true
influenced later love poetry in Western literature
inspiredBy Sappho
languageOfName Latin
literaryTradition Latin love elegy
nameAlludesTo Lesbos
notablePoem Catullus 5
Catullus 51
Catullus 7
Catullus 72
Catullus 75
Catullus 8
Catullus 85
portrayedAs adulterous woman
cultivated aristocrat
primarySource Poems of Catullus
role addressee of love poems
beloved of the poet
scholarlyDebate historical accuracy of portrayal
identity of Lesbia
studiedIn Latin literature scholarship
classical philology
timePeriod 1st century BCE
traditionallyIdentifiedWith Clodia Metelli
usedBy Catullus
usedIn first-person lyric context

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