“Mortals have a fine gift equal to fire: wine, a defense against evil and companion of any song.”
οἶνος γὰρ πυρὶ ἶσον ἐπιχθονίοισιν ὄνειαρ
ἐσθλόν, ἀλεξίκακον, πάσης συνοπηδὸν ἀοιδῆς.
Panyassis. Say it out loud.
Again.
Month: March 2013
Euripides, Fr. 638 (Polyidus)
Who knows whether living is really death
and whether death is thought to be living below?
τίς δ᾿ οἶδεν εἰ τὸ ζῆν μέν ἐστι κατθανεῖν,
τὸ κατθανεῖν δὲ ζῆν κάτω νομίζεται
Polyidus? A seer who found the son of Minos and restore him to life!