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''The Georgics'' is a work of pastoral poetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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''The Georgics'' is a work of pastoral poetry {{poetry}} by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat a god of the ocean simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat a god of the ocean Proteus simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
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* SappingTheShapeshifter: Aristaeus' search for a reason why his bees are dying eventually leads him to seek answers from Proteus in the traditional fashion, ambushing and seizing the legendary shapeshifter in an attempt to get him to use his prophetic gifts. As per the myths, the old sea god rapidly shifts between the forms of animals, fires, and even a stream of water to escape the hero's grasp, until he finally exhausts himself and is forced to give in to Aristaeus' demands.
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''The Georgics'' is a a work of pastoral poetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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''The Georgics'' is a a work of pastoral poetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat the former LordOfTheOcean simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat a god of the former LordOfTheOcean ocean simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
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* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Downplayed; when Aristaeus begins to defeat Nereus, the old sea god rapidly shifts between the forms of animals, fires, and even a stream of water until he has to relent and give in to Aristaeus' demands.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: As in older poems like Apollonius's ''Argonautica'', Orpheus is described in his grief as charming tigers and compelling trees to walk so they can get close enough to hear him sing.
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* VirtuousBees: The first half of Book IV is spent explaining how wondrous and special bees are for their skillful creation of honey and incredible organization.
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* VirtuousBees: The first half of Book IV is spent explaining how wondrous and special bees are for their skillful creation of honey and incredible organization.organization.
* WowingCthulhu: As is traditional, Orpheus' music moves the souls of {{Hell}} and the god of death to give him a secon chance with Eurydice. What is unusual to Virgil is that he describes that the realm of Hades itself is spell-bound by the music, taking the other tradition of Orpheus entertaining inanimate objects to [[ExaggeratedTrope an extreme]].
* WowingCthulhu: As is traditional, Orpheus' music moves the souls of {{Hell}} and the god of death to give him a secon chance with Eurydice. What is unusual to Virgil is that he describes that the realm of Hades itself is spell-bound by the music, taking the other tradition of Orpheus entertaining inanimate objects to [[ExaggeratedTrope an extreme]].
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* CallToAgriculture: ''Georgica'', a cycle of poems about agriculture and the pastoral life.
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* CallToAgriculture: ''Georgica'', The ''Georgics'' are a cycle of poems about agriculture and the pastoral life.
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* ToHellAndBack: His story of Orpheus and Eurydice in ''the Georgics'' is about a man going into the underworld to save his true love. His hero Aeneas also makes a trip to the underworld in ''The Aeneid'' guided by the Sybil.
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* ToHellAndBack: His The story of Orpheus and Eurydice in ''the Georgics'' is about a man going into the underworld to save his true love. His hero Aeneas also makes a trip to the underworld in ''The Aeneid'' guided by the Sybil.
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''The Georgics'' is a a work of PastoralPoetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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''The Georgics'' is a a work of PastoralPoetry pastoral poetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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''The Georgics'' is a a work of PastoralPoetry by Creator/{{Virgil}} in 39 BC. It mainly deals with agriculture, nature, and the gods who watch over such domains. However, the fourth book of ''The Georgics'' switchers to a narrative mode to tell the story of how a legendary bee-keeper is to blame for the tragedy of Orpheus. Orpheus' tale is probably what this poem is best known for today, as it is the primary source of the myth along with Creator/{{Ovid}}'s account in ''Literature/TheMetamorphoses''.
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!!''The Georgics'' contain examples of:
* {{Arcadia}}: The entire point of the poem is to present a glorified picture of nature. It also happens to be the TropeNamer, since Virgil was the first writer to associate the historical region of Arcadia with an idealized haven of natural beauty.
* CallToAgriculture: ''Georgica'', a cycle of poems about agriculture and the pastoral life.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat the former LordOfTheOcean simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
* JustSoStory: The reason Virgil tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice is to explain how bees came to be, since it turns out they emerged from a corpse offered to the gods by a shepherd responsible for Eurydice's death.
* ToHellAndBack: His story of Orpheus and Eurydice in ''the Georgics'' is about a man going into the underworld to save his true love. His hero Aeneas also makes a trip to the underworld in ''The Aeneid'' guided by the Sybil.
* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Downplayed; when Aristaeus begins to defeat Nereus, the old sea god rapidly shifts between the forms of animals, fires, and even a stream of water until he has to relent and give in to Aristaeus' demands.
* VirtuousBees: The first half of Book IV is spent explaining how wondrous and special bees are for their skillful creation of honey and incredible organization.
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!!''The Georgics'' contain examples of:
* {{Arcadia}}: The entire point of the poem is to present a glorified picture of nature. It also happens to be the TropeNamer, since Virgil was the first writer to associate the historical region of Arcadia with an idealized haven of natural beauty.
* CallToAgriculture: ''Georgica'', a cycle of poems about agriculture and the pastoral life.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Aristaeus, a mere shepherd, manages to defeat the former LordOfTheOcean simply by wrestling him, even despite the sea god's attempt to escape using all his powers as a VoluntaryShapeshifter.
* JustSoStory: The reason Virgil tells the story of Orpheus and Eurydice is to explain how bees came to be, since it turns out they emerged from a corpse offered to the gods by a shepherd responsible for Eurydice's death.
* ToHellAndBack: His story of Orpheus and Eurydice in ''the Georgics'' is about a man going into the underworld to save his true love. His hero Aeneas also makes a trip to the underworld in ''The Aeneid'' guided by the Sybil.
* ShapeshifterSwanSong: Downplayed; when Aristaeus begins to defeat Nereus, the old sea god rapidly shifts between the forms of animals, fires, and even a stream of water until he has to relent and give in to Aristaeus' demands.
* VirtuousBees: The first half of Book IV is spent explaining how wondrous and special bees are for their skillful creation of honey and incredible organization.
