person
Glycera
also: Glycerae
The beloved of several odes (1.19, 1.30, 1.33), beautiful and cruel by turns.
Reading notes
- The Odes §1.19 Glycera
The beloved whose beauty, 'purer than Parian marble,' rekindles Horace's love.
- The Odes §1.30 Glycera
Whose shrine, sweet with incense, Venus is invited to honor.
- The Odes §1.33 Glycera
The unkind beloved whom Albius mourns in his elegies.
- The Odes §3.19 Glycera
For whom 'a slow love' scorches the poet.