Chapter VIII: Book V: The soul has pleasures peculiar to itself and distinct

from the body, 313. _Question_ 1. Why do we take pleasure in a
representation of human suffering, while we are shocked at the
reality? 314-316. 2. That the prize for poets at the games was
ancient, 316-318. 3. Why was the Pine counted sacred to Neptune and
Bacchus, and why at first was the conqueror in the Isthmian Games
crowned with a garland of Pine, afterwards with Parsley, and now
again with Pine? 318-321. 4. Meaning of that expression in Homer,
ζωρότερον δὲ κέραιε, “mix the wine stronger,” 321, 322. 5. Concerning
those that invite many to a supper, 323-326 6. Why does a room which
at the beginning of a supper seems too narrow for the guests appear
wide enough afterwards? 326. 7. Concerning those that are said to
bewitch, 327-332. 8. Why does Homer call the apple-tree ἀγλαόκαρπον,
and Empedocles call the apples ὑπέρφλοια? 333, 334. 9. Why does the
fig-tree, having itself a sharp and bitter taste, bear sweet fruit?
335. 10. What are those that are said to be περὶ ἄλα καὶ κύμινον, and
why does Homer call salt divine? 336, 337.