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".