REPETITIONS, SECOND SERIES
Phalysius, Anyte, Asclepius
Phalysius was sick for long time — his sight deteriorated,
he couldn’t even see the door. Once, in the spring, towards
dusk, they’d take him out to the garden — not to see the springs,
the flowers, the trees, but only to hear the birds.
Yet, one day,
the poetess Anyte left, on his behalf, to go from Naupactus
to Epidaurus to meet Asclepius (perhaps even to get inspiration
to write a few verses, from the many gifts and statues that lauded
the defeat of death). There she received a sealed envelope for
Phalysius
who opened and (voila! the unexpected miracle) he could read
that he owed two thousand staters of gold to Anyte.
Thus, Phalysius gained his vision again, now happy that he
could see the springs, the flowers, the trees, and he could read
the verses of poets, especially Anyte’s. Only that we never
learned whether he offer her the gift ordered by the God or
whether he disclosed to her what the envelope she brought
to him contained.
Oh, the pious aren’t supposed to disclose the secrets of the Gods!
Libros Libertad 