Down the mountain walls From where pan's cavern is Intolerable music falls. Foul goat-head, brutal arm appear, Belly, shoulder, bum, Flash fishlike; nymphs and satyrs Copulate in the foam.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ancient myths reveal a raw and primal side of human nature.
- In plain terms
- Old myths show basic wild human instincts.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the primal instincts within culture.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What primal drives drive you?
- Is myth just fantasy?
Another view
It reduces culture to animalistic drives and ignores higher virtues.
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