Shakespeare's funerary monument Socrates in genius, a Maro in art," comparing Shakespeare to Nestor the wise King of Pylus, to the Greek philosopher Socrates, and to the Roman poet Virgil (whose last name, or "cognomen" was Maro). The second reads "The earth buries him, the people mourn him, Olympus possesses him," referring to Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods. The English poem reads: As modernized by Katherine Duncan-Jones: Stanley Wells is one of the few biographers to comment on the poem, saying that it "somewhat cryptically calls on the passer-by to pay tribute to his greatness as a writer", and admitting
Maro River river borders the northern side of Wasur National Park. The river flows in the southern area of Papua with predominantly tropical monsoon climate (designated as "Am" in the Köppen-Geiger climate classification). The annual average temperature in the area is 23°C. The warmest month is September, when the average temperature is around 26°C, and the coldest is May, at 21°C. The average annual rainfall is 2238 mm. The wettest month is February, with an average of 445 mm rainfall, and the driest is August, with 29 mm rainfall. Maro River Maro River also known as Sungai Merauke and Merauke-rivier, Merauki River