Bion

Bion, the Greek bucolic poet, was born somewhere near Smyrna, and was probably a contemporary of Theocritus, and somewhat senior to Moschus, who wrote a sketch of his life, which was apparently passed in Sicily. It is said he died of poison administered by jealous rivals. The fragments left of his works show little affinity with the pastorals of his brother poets. He is more thoughtful and refined, and hardly touches on rural matter. His Epitaph of Adonis, the longest and best known of his productions, has served as a model to many imitators.