Sublime

And here, O men of Athens, I must beg you not to interrupt me, even if I seem to say something extravagant. For the word which I will speak is not mine. I will refer you to a witness who is worthy of credit; that witness shall be the God of Delphi—he

When you have offered

your libation and have prayed, as is right,

hand your comrade the cup of honey wine,

so he may pour out his libation, too,

for he looks like someone who offers prayers

to the immortals.

All men need the gods.

I will endure a melancholy life, And let him frolic with his minion.

There was violence in that room, with so many princes and heroes and kings competing for a single prize, but we knew how to ape civilization.

liberty plucks justice by the nose;

Arawn is also a god of war, terror, revenge, and spirit contact. His best-loved pastime is hunting through the sky in autumn, winter, and early spring with his large pack of white, red-eared dogs, in search of stags and deceased human souls, whom he guides to the Otherworld.

These two things have befallen you —who will grieve with you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword— who will comfort you?[149]

so I go about the world, obedient to the god,