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“Ἆρες ὑπερμενέτα, βρισάρματε, χρυσεοπήληξ, ὀβριμόθυμε, φέρασπι, πολισσόε, χαλκοκορυστά, καρτερόχειρ, ἀμόγητε, δορισθενές, ἕρκος Ὀλύμπου, Νίκης εὐπολέμοιο πάτερ, συναρωγὲ Θέμιστος, ἀντιβίοισι τύραννε, δικαιοτάτων ἀγὲ φωτῶν, ἠνορέης σκηπτοῦχε, πυραυγέα κύκλον ἑλίσσων αἰθέρος ἑπταπόροις ἐνὶ τείρεσιν, ἔνθα σε πῶλοι ζαφλεγέες τριτάτης ὑπὲρ ἄντυγος αἰὲν ἔχουσι: κλῦθι, βροτῶν ἐπίκουρε, δοτὴρ εὐθαρσέος ἥβης, πρηὺ καταστίλβων σέλας ὑψόθεν ἐς βιότητα ἡμετέρην καὶ κάρτος ἀρήιον, ὥς κε δυναίμην σεύασθαι κακότητα πικρὴν ἀπ᾽ ἐμοῖο καρήνου, καὶ ψυχῆς ἀπατηλὸν ὑπογνάμψαι φρεσὶν ὁρμήν, θυμοῦ αὖ μένος ὀξὺ κατισχέμεν, ὅς μ᾽ ἐρέθῃσι φυλόπιδος κρυερῆς ἐπιβαινέμεν: ἀλλὰ σὺ θάρσος δός, μάκαρ, εἰρήνης τε μένειν ἐν ἀπήμοσι θεσμοῖς δυσμενέων προφυγόντα μόθον Κῆράς τε βιαίους. - O Ares high-spirited, prevailing in the chariot, golden-helmed, strong-hearted, shield-bearer, protector of cities, brazen-clad, mighty-handed, untiring, powerful with the spear, bulwark of Olympus, father of war-winning Victory, helper of Law, tyrant to enemies, leader of righteous men, scepter-bearer of valor, rolling a flame-bright sphere among the seven-pathed planets of heaven, where your horses full of fire always bear you above the third orbit: hear me, o ally of mortals, o giver of courageous youth, radiating gentle flame from on high for our sustenance, and warlike strength, so that I might drive bitter cowardice from my head, and twist the illusive onslaught of my soul from my mind, and hold back keen strength of heart, which compels me to join in freezing battle-din: grant the courage, o blessed one, to stay within the kindly laws of peace, hostile to fleeing war-tumult and the violent gods of death.”

“She was destruction given form and purpose. Hers was an elegant savagery—”

latin words for snakes

“My house has always been a museum of rage.”

“People say hate is a wasted emotion, a destructive force you can do nothing useful with. They’re wrong. I’ve gripped rage, I’ve wielded it like a weapon.”