# Virgil — The Georgics character guide

> Virgil in The Georgics by Virgil.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Book IV Virgil

**First appearance:** 0000-book-i

## Who they are

The poet-narrator, occasionally self-referential as the author of the Georgics.

## Relationships

### [Maecenas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/characters/maecenas)

_professional_

Maecenas is Virgil's patron and friend, commissioning and supporting his poetic work.

### [Julius Caesar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/characters/julius_caesar)

_professional_

Virgil honors Julius Caesar as a deified figure and subject of epic praise in his poetry.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-i)

The poet-narrator who sings to Maecenas and invokes the gods.

### [Book II: The Art of Planting and the Praise of Italy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-ii)

The poet-narrator who guides the reader through agricultural precepts.

### [Book IV: The Art of Beekeeping and the Tale of Aristaeus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/chapters/book-iv)

Narrator who elevates the bee as his subject, describing its habits, society, and the art of beekeeping.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/characters/virgil
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_georgics_se/characters