Amaryllis (given name) Amaryllis (given name) Amaryllis (Αμαρυλλίς) is a female ancient Greek name and means "sparkling". According to mythology, the name of the flower Amaryllis derived from the nymph Amaryllis. Amaryllis is not a very popular name in Greece, nor in other countries. It is not included in the Greek Orthodox calendar, that means, that Greek Orthodox knows no nameday for Amaryllis.(Update, Amaryllis name date in Greek Orthodox Christianity is October 10). The sources of this female name are located in the ancient Greek and Roman literature. In Theocritus’ Idylls, Amaryllis was wandering in the woods, and the Roman poet Virgil wrote
William of Blois (poet) William of Blois (poet) William of Blois was a French medieval poet and dramatist. He wrote at least one poetical work, which has not survived, and some dramas. Besides being an author, William was also an ecclesiastic, being considered for a Sicilian bishopric and serving as abbot of a monastery in Italy. William was from the Loire Valley, the brother of fellow poet Peter of Blois. While named after Blois, there is no documentary evidence that either brother was born there. The family's origins may have been in Brittany. The family, which also included sisters, had some nobility if not