---
name: Moschus of Syracuse
name_greek: Μόσχος ὁ Συρακούσιος
eul_aid: mdu
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/moschus-of-syracuse-mdu"
period: Hellenistic
dialect: Doric Bucolic
works_count: 6
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Moschus of Syracuse

*Μόσχος ὁ Συρακούσιος*

**eul_aid:** `mdu` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/moschus-of-syracuse-mdu)

Moschus of Syracuse, a Hellenistic poet of Doric bucolic verse. Six surviving works are preserved. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Epigrams](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-epigrams-mdu-ad) — *Ἐπιγράμματα* · `mdu-ad`
- [Epitaph for Bion](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-epitaph-bion-mdu-aa) — *Αποσπάσματα* · `mdu-aa`
- [Eros the Runaway](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-eros-runaway-mdu-ab) — *Ἔρως δραπέτης* · `mdu-ab`
- [Europe](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-europe-mdu-ae) — *Εὐρώπη* · `mdu-ae`
- [Fragments of Bucolic Poetry](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-bucolic-fragments-mdu-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Βουκολικῆς Ποίησεως* · `mdu-ac`
- [Megara](https://eulogikon.org/works/moschus-syracuse-megara-mdu-af) — *Μεγάρα* · `mdu-af`

## License and provenance

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