1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Moschus

A Greek bucolic poet in the age of Ptolemy Philadelphus. His eclogues are characterized by sweetness and elegance, and are said to be equal in merit to the productions of Theocritus.

Mosela (Mosel, Moselle). A river in Gallia Belgica, rising in Mount Vogesus, and falling into the Rhine at Confluentes (Coblenz).

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