A poem in a collection named for this figure ends with the words "Thalassio, Thalassio, Thalassio" and insults Vollmer's lover.
A poem in a collection named for this figure ends with the words "Thalassio, Thalassio, Thalassio" and insults Vollmer's lover. A philosopher named Siro is believed to have taught this person, since he appears in a pair of poems in that aforementioned collection. Another poem in that collection named for this man is set when "night had completed ten of winter's hours" and describes an African slave named Scybale as well as his master, who grounds up coriander, garlic, parsley, colewort, onions, leeks, cheese and salt with a pestle to create a single color "out of many." This author is believed to have written fifteen poems called "Trifles," as well as a poem in which the title creature narrates the story of the Trojan War to the shepherd who killed it. Poems such as "The Salad" and "The Gnat" are thought to be this writer's juvenilia andappear in an "Appendix" named for him. For 10 points, name this author, whose other poetry includes the Georgics, Bucolics and The Aeneid.
A poem in a collection named for this figure ends with the words "Thalassio, Thalassio, Thalassio" and insults Vollmer's lover.
Publius  Vergilius Maro [or Vergil]