Great Books Ep 32: The Odyssey Book 4: Banish pain and sorrow temporarily or cause long-term suffering

Psychedelic substances are effective when someone is in pain. But they are also addictive and can have negative side effects.

“Then Jove’s daughter Helen bethought her of another matter. She drugged the wine with an herb that banishes all care, sorrow, and ill humor. Whoever drinks wine thus drugged cannot shed a single tear all the rest of the day.”

~ The Odyssey - Book IV (Samuel Butler Translation. p201)

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Let’s have a discussion about book 4 of The Odyssey by Homer. Menelaus…