Come, God --
Bromius, Bacchus, Dionysus --
burst into life, burst
into being, be a mighty bull,
a hundred-headed snake,
a fire-breathing lion.
Burst into smiling life, oh Bacchus!
Prepare yourselves
for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!
The God knows when to smile.
EuripidesThe wisest men follow their own direction.
EuripidesTag: wise
It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.
EuripidesThe day is for honest men, the night for thieves.
EuripidesThe company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.
EuripidesGod helps him who strives hard.
EuripidesYoung man,
two are the forces most precious to mankind.
The first is Demeter, the Goddess.
She is the Earth -- or any name you wish to call her --
and she sustains humanity with solid food.
Next came Dionysus, the son of the virgin,
bringing the counterpart to bread: wine
and the blessings of life's flowing juices.
His blood, the blood of the grape,
lightens the burden of our mortal misery.
Though himself a God, it is his blood we pour out
to offer thanks to the Gods. And through him, we are blessed.
He is life's liberating force.
He is release of limbs and communion through dance.
He is laughter, and music in flutes.
He is repose from all cares -- he is sleep!
When his blood bursts from the grape
and flows across tables laid in his honor
to fuse with our blood,
he gently, gradually, wraps us in shadows
of ivy-cool sleep.
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