Lewis & Short

Tītyrus, i, m.

  1. I. Lit., the name of a shepherd in Virgil’s Eclogues, Verg. E. 1.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. For a shepherd in gen., Verg. E. 8, 55.
    2. B. As a designation of Virgil’s Eclogues, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 25.
    3. C. As a designation of Virgil himself, Prop. 2, 34 (3, 32), 72.