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Τα Γεωργικά

Virgil

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Τα Γεωργικά

Virgil

Classics of Literature, Poetry

Translated by Konstantinos Theotokes

A poetic agricultural treatise written in the 1st century BC. The work provides guidelines and advice for farmers on various aspects of agriculture, including planting, crop management, and natural signs indicative of the changing seasons. Through the opening passages, the text highlights the importance of divine patronage in farming, invoking various deities associated with agriculture and nature. The opening of ''Τα Γεωργικά'' sets a vivid tone as it begins with an invocation to the muses and several Roman and Greek deities, asking for their guidance and blessings on farming practices. It discusses the seasonal changes and agricultural processes, emphasizing the right timing for sowing and harvesting. Virgil elaborates on different crops and the care they need, while also referencing the intricate relationship between humanity and the gods in ensuring bountiful harvests. Through this, the text establishes the cultural significance of agriculture in society, reflecting on both the practical and spiritual dimensions of farming.

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“Happy the Man, who, studying Nature's Laws, Thro' known Effects can trace the secret Cause.””

— Virgil

“What madness destroyed me and you, Orpheus?””

— Virgil

“Fugit irreparabile tempus.””

— Virgil

“Ingentis animos angusto in pectore versant.””

— Virgil

“Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas,              atque metus omnis et inexorabile fatumsubiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis auari.Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas,              atque metus omnis et inexorabile fatumsubiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis auari.(on Lucretius)””

— Virgil

“Sed fugit interea fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum capti circumvectamur amore””

— Virgil

“Αυτά γιά τ'όργωμα της γης καί γιά τήν επιμέλειαΤων ζωντανών εγώ έψαλλα, καί γιά τά δέντρα ακόμα,Όταν ο μέγας Καίσαρας τινάζει του πολέμουΤ'αστροπελέκι στό βαθύν Ευφράτη και χαρίζειΝόμους στούς πρόθυμους λαούς νικώντας, και το δρόμοΑρχίζει πρός τόν Όλυμπο. Καί τόν καιρόν εκείνονΕμένα τό Βεργίλιο, που εμέστωνα στές τέχνεςΆδοξης σκόλης η γλυκειά μ'εθρεφε Παρθενόπη,Εμέ που παιγνιδίζοντας των πιστικών τραγούδιαΕίχα τονίσει μία φορά καί τολμηρό κοπέλλι,Τίτυρε, κάτου απ'της οξιάς τή στέγη εσέ είχα ψάλει.””

— Virgil

“Γιά τούς θριάμβους των θνητών, που γιά κείνους το δίκηοΑλλάχτηκε καί τ'άδικο: κ' ήρθαν στόν κόσμο τόσοιΠολέμοι καί τά κρίματα τόσες μορφές ελάβαν.Ούτε ένας, καθώς πρέπεται, τ' αλέτρι δέν τιμάει,Στρατιώτες σέρνονται οι γεωργοί, χερσόνουν τά χωράφια,Και λυόνονται τά γυριστά δρεπάνια γιά νά γένουνΣκληρά σπαθιά. Από εδώ κινά τόν πόλεμον ο Ευφράτης,Η Γερμανία από τά εκεί και τ'άρματα σηκόνουνΟι χώρες οι γειτόνισσες χαλώντας τές συνθήκες.Καί ανεύλαβος λυσσομανά σ'όλον τόν κόσμο ο Άρης,Καθώς, όταν τά τέθριππα χυθούν από τό κλείσμα,Περσεύουν πάντα τήν ορμή, και τον αμαξολάτη,Όπου τού κάκου ανατραβά τά γκέμια, συνεπαίρνουνΤ'αλόγατα καί στά λουριά δέν πείθεται τ'αμάξι.(Μετάφραση: Κωνσταντίνος Θεοτόκης, 1909)””

— Virgil

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