is ▁(" The ▁Her cules ▁of ▁Pol lius ▁Felix ▁at ▁S urrent um ") ▁This ▁long ▁poem ▁describes ▁a ▁shr ine ▁constructed ▁by ▁Pol lius ▁for ▁Her cules . ▁The ▁poet ▁describes ▁a ▁pic nic ▁he ▁attended ▁with ▁Pol lius ▁and ▁the ▁down p our ▁that ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁shelter ▁in ▁a ▁dil ap id ated ▁shr ine ▁to ▁Her cules . ▁Her cules ▁appears ▁to ▁Pol lius ▁and ▁comm issions ▁him ▁to ▁build ▁him ▁a ▁temple ▁which ▁is ▁dut iful ly ▁planned ▁and ▁built . ▁The ▁final ▁section ▁includes ▁a ▁prayer ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁a ▁festival ▁at ▁the ▁shr ine . ▁▁ 3 . 2 ▁Prop empt icon ▁Ma e cio ▁C eler i ▁(" Send ▁off ▁to ▁Ma e cius ▁C eler ") ▁This ▁prop empt icon ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁send ▁off ▁C eler ▁to ▁admin ister ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁provinces . ▁It ▁begins ▁with ▁a ▁prayer ▁to ▁the ▁sea ▁gods ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁ship , ▁then ▁describes ▁the ▁voyage ▁of ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁poet ▁ends ▁with ▁a ▁wish ▁for ▁C eler ' s ▁return . ▁▁ 3 . 3 ▁Cons ol atio ▁ad ▁Claud ium ▁E tr usc um ▁(" Cons olation ▁for ▁Claud ius ▁E tr us cus ") ▁The ▁poem ▁is ▁a ▁cons olation ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁E tr us cus ' ▁father . ▁The ▁poet ▁inv okes ▁Piet as ▁and ▁describes ▁E tr us cus ' ▁gr ief , ▁the ▁father ' s ▁career , ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁earlier ▁em per