	It has been suggested that the name Longus is merely a misinterpretation of the first word of "Daphnis and Chloe"'s title "Λεσβιακῶν ἐρωτικῶν λόγοι" ("story of a Lesbian romance", "Lesbian" for "from Lesbos island") in the Florentine manuscript; EE Seiler observes that the best manuscript begins and ends with "λόγου" (not "λόγγου") "ποιμενικῶν". 