BCE: before common era
Chthonic: pertains to the gods or the spirits of the underworld
pg. 120 in Steiner: In the 5th century BCE the Greek state was trying to tell people what to think about the war - family in conflict with the state
The Homeric Hymns are a series of poems that are meant to be sung (or delivered via heightened recitation)
Music-honoring the 9 Muses (goddesses of inspiration) Classicists would claim to be a vessel through which the gods acted
The Muses would always have to be invoked: "Sing in me Muse, and through me tell the tale of Odysseus..." The Odyssey
Odysseus is referred to as polytropes where poly means "many" and trope means "to turn," so Odysseus turns many ways which means he is clever
The German poet Rilke said, "Gesang ist dasein," or "Song is existence."
Wallace Stephens said, "I have no life except through poetry."
Plato believed that we were born knowing and through anamnesis we can recall what we have forgotten
-A teacher can only remind you of what you have forgotten, you need to see the things that are beautiful in order to get your wings back
Men have never been able to decipher the relationship between mother (Demeter "da mother") and daughter (Persephone).
Rape and abduction of Persephone: a symbol of marriage
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