Virgil
Syllabification: (Vir·gil)
Pronunciation: /ˈvərjəl/
(also Vergil)
Definition of Virgil
- (70-19 bc), Roman poet; Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. He wrote three major works: the Eclogues, ten pastoral poems that blend traditional themes of Greek bucolic poetry with contemporary political and literary themes; the Georgics, a didactic poem on farming; and the Aeneid, an epic poem about Aeneas, a Trojan (see Aeneid).
