A Many-Headed Song and Human Happiness

Pindar, Pythian 12.17-32 “Yet when the maiden [Athena] rescued that dear man [Perseus] From his labors, she composed a song with every note of the pipes, So she might recall the resounding wail elicited from *Euryale’s Gasping cheeks with musical instruments. The goddess created this, but she made it for mortal men to possess And … Continue reading A Many-Headed Song and Human Happiness