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| − | A | + | A goat herder who contends unsuccessfully with Alithia (Truth) in the 10th-century book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogue_of_Theodulus Ecloga Theoduli]'', a common school text in the Middle Ages. It was written in Latin under the pseudonym "Theodulus." |
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| + | The poem is an argument/singing contest between Alithia (truth) and Pseustis (falsehood), with Phronesis (reason), acting as referee. | ||
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| + | He is an Athenian and plays the fistula, a type of flute. | ||
His name means "falsehood." | His name means "falsehood." | ||
| − | See also | + | He is also mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_Fame The House of Fame]," written circa 1374 to 1385. |
| − | *[[ Alithia]] | + | |
| + | <blockquote> | ||
| + | Then behind them I saw there, | ||
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| + | Far away, all by themselves, | ||
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| + | Many thousand times twelve | ||
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| + | Who made loud minstrelsy | ||
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| + | On bagpipe and woodwind free | ||
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| + | And many another kind of pipe, | ||
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| + | Who skilfully began to pipe | ||
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| + | Both on flute and on reed, | ||
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| + | Played at feasts where men eat; | ||
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| + | And many fifes and clarions, | ||
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| + | And pipes made of green corn, | ||
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| + | Like those the little shepherds wield | ||
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| + | Who guard the sheep in the field. | ||
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| + | There saw I no Tityrus then, | ||
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| + | But "'''Pseustis the Athenian''', | ||
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| + | And [[Marsyas]] who lost his skin, | ||
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| + | From his face and chest, and shin, | ||
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| + | Because he once purposed, lo, | ||
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| + | To pipe it better than [[Apollo]]. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Alithia]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional flautists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 15 February 2025
A goat herder who contends unsuccessfully with Alithia (Truth) in the 10th-century book Ecloga Theoduli, a common school text in the Middle Ages. It was written in Latin under the pseudonym "Theodulus."
The poem is an argument/singing contest between Alithia (truth) and Pseustis (falsehood), with Phronesis (reason), acting as referee.
He is an Athenian and plays the fistula, a type of flute.
His name means "falsehood."
He is also mentioned in Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem "The House of Fame," written circa 1374 to 1385.
Then behind them I saw there,
Far away, all by themselves,
Many thousand times twelve
Who made loud minstrelsy
On bagpipe and woodwind free
And many another kind of pipe,
Who skilfully began to pipe
Both on flute and on reed,
Played at feasts where men eat;
And many fifes and clarions,
And pipes made of green corn,
Like those the little shepherds wield
Who guard the sheep in the field.
There saw I no Tityrus then,
But "Pseustis the Athenian,
And Marsyas who lost his skin,
From his face and chest, and shin,
Because he once purposed, lo,
To pipe it better than Apollo.
