person
Cerinthus
also: Cerintho, Cerinthe
The young man Sulpicia loves, addressed throughout under the Greek pseudonym Cerinthus in the elegiac manner. His real identity is unknown.
Reading notes
- The Elegies §14 Cerinthus
The unnamed beloved of Sulpicia, referred to throughout the elegies by the pseudonym Cerinthus (from Greek keras, 'wax' — wax tablets, or honey-wax, suggesting sweetness). His real identity is unknown; the name was a standard elegiac convention for the male addressee.