vi um ▁Ur sum ▁de ▁Am iss ione ▁P uer i ▁Del ic ati ▁(" A ▁Cons olation ▁to ▁F la vi us ▁Urs us ▁on ▁the ▁Death ▁of ▁his ▁F avor ite ▁S lave ") ▁Pra ise ▁of ▁the ▁boy ' s ▁independent ▁spirit ▁and ▁appearance , ▁and ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁lav ish ▁fun eral ▁with ▁the ▁ass urance ▁of ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁E ly si um . ▁▁ 2 . 7 ▁Gen eth lia con ▁Luc ani ▁ad ▁Pol lam ▁(" To ▁Pol la , ▁an ▁O de ▁in ▁Honor ▁of ▁Luc an ' s ▁B irth day ") ▁In ▁h ende c asy ll ables , ▁the ▁poet ▁inv okes ▁the ▁gods ▁in ▁his ▁song ▁and ▁describes ▁Cal li ope ' s ▁insp iration ▁of ▁Luc an ' s ▁poetry ▁and ▁prop he cy ▁of ▁his ▁works . ▁Luc an ' s ▁death ▁is ▁rec ount ed , ▁N ero ▁is ▁critic ized , ▁and ▁Luc an ▁is ▁imag ined ▁in ▁the ▁after life . ▁ ▁Book ▁ 3 ▁The ▁third ▁book ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Pol lius ▁Felix ▁of ▁ 2 . 2 . ▁Stati us ▁str esses ▁the ▁confidence ▁he ▁now ▁has ▁in ▁his ▁Silva e ▁and ▁Pol lius ' ▁help ▁in ▁their ▁composition . ▁The ▁po ems ▁deal ▁with ▁cons olation , ▁description , ▁and ▁end ▁with ▁an ▁ex h ort ation ▁to ▁Stati us ' ▁wife ▁to ▁move ▁with ▁him ▁to ▁Nap les . ▁▁ 3 . 1 ▁Her cules ▁S urrent inus ▁Pol li ▁Fel ic