William Harvey and René Descartes both speculated that there must be somewhere in the body a place where the “vital spirit” or “vital force” is located, animating the body much
– a golden temple with golden sculptures where the Goddesses encircle Paian, his hair shining in ivory, adorned with an indigenous wreath. – Ie Paian, come o Saviour, and kindly keep this city in happy prosperity. XI. To the organizers of his quadrennial Pythian Festival the God has give...