ABSTRACT
But why does Corydon introduce the figure Micon? Is he speaking "in the character of Micon" (Conington)? Or even: Is Micon simply an alias for Corydon throughout the quatrain? "If Micon gets what he hopes for – good success in hunting – he will make a splendid offering, a statue of the goddess herself all of marble" (Clausen). But Micon has already had success in his hunting and has honoured Diana accordingly with a consecration showing his gratitude to the goddess for all to see.3 Can Micon then really be asking for further permanent success as a condition for honouring the goddess with a marble statue? Such an idea would only make it still more mysterious why Corydon should have donned the mask of Micon.
