Temperance. Temperance and honoring the gods. It’s the best we can do. The smartest thing mortals can choose to do. [τὸ σωφρονεῖν δὲ καὶ σέβειν τὰ τῶν θεῶν κάλλιστον: οἶμαι δ᾽ αὐτὸ καὶ σοφώτατον θνητοῖσιν εἶναι κτῆμα τοῖσι χρωμένοις.] After recounting the brutal murder and dismemberment of Pentheus by the…