▁for ▁att ending ▁his ▁Ach ille id ▁rec itations . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁poem , ▁Cris pin us ▁is ▁finally ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁service . ▁▁ 5 . 3 ▁Ep iced ion ▁in ▁Pat rem ▁Su um ▁(" L ament ▁for ▁his ▁father ") ▁This ▁long ▁personal ▁poem ▁is ▁a ▁l ament ▁by ▁Stati us ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁written ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Stati us ' ▁father ▁is ▁imag ined ▁as ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁world ▁from ▁heaven ▁and ▁rejo icing ▁in ▁E ly si um ▁while ▁Stati us ' ▁gr ief ▁intens ifies . ▁The ▁poet ▁dec ides ▁not ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁birds ▁but ▁hopes ▁that ▁Piet as ▁will ▁tend ▁his ▁father ' s ▁memory ▁and ▁comp ares ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁H omer . ▁Stati us ▁gives ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁father ' s ▁po etic ▁learning ▁and ▁describes ▁his ▁religious ▁poetry . ▁He ▁thanks ▁his ▁father ▁for ▁teaching ▁him , ▁helping ▁his ▁career ▁along , ▁finding ▁him ▁a ▁wife , ▁and ▁insp iring ▁him ▁to ▁write . ▁Stati us ▁pray s ▁that ▁the ▁ch th onic ▁gods ▁will ▁receive ▁his ▁father ▁kindly ▁and ▁that ▁his ▁sh ade ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁insp ire ▁him . ▁▁ 5 . 4 ▁Som n us ▁(" S leep ") ▁This ▁brief ▁prayer ▁h ym ns ▁S leep ▁and ▁asks ▁for ▁relief ▁from ▁ins om nia . ▁▁ 5 . 5 ▁Ep iced ion ▁in ▁P uer um ▁Su um ▁(" L ament ▁for ▁his ▁Boy ") ▁This ▁final ▁poem ▁is ▁a ▁l