Chilly rain, snow, ice. Grey. Relentless cold. Or perhaps worse: a creeping sense of futility. Or is it just boredom? It’s hard to say. It’s February.
In the seventh century B.C., Hesiod expressed a confidence that might strike us as remarkable: Zeus has a design for each occasion. The context is Hesiod’s reflecting on the different tasks in a household that are fitting for the different times of year. He is convinced that a key task in the household is to discern what to do when — especially in light of the natural cycle of the year.
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