Shepherd Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Shepherd


  1. Corin the faithful shepherdess; called “the Virgin of the Grove.” [Br. Lit.: “The Faithful Shepherdess” in Brewer Handbook, 234]
  2. Daphnis guards sheep; creator of bucolic poetry. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 75]
  3. Jabal father of herdsmen. [O.T.: Genesis 4:20]
  4. Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd. [NJ.: John 10:11 –14]
  5. Little Bo-peep young shepherdess; searches everywhere for lost flock. [Nurs. Rhyme: Opie, 93]
  6. Little Boy Blue asleep while his sheep are in the field. [Nurs. Rhyme: Baring-Gould, 46]