Question

"The Zeus's daughter Helen thought of something else.

Into the mixing-bowl from which they drank their wine
she slipped a drug, heart's-ease, dissolving anger,
magic to make us all forget our pains . . .
No one who drank it deeply, mulled in wine,
could let a tear roll down his cheeks that day,
not even if his mother should die, his father die,
not even if right before his eyes some enemy brought down
a brother or darling son with a sharp bronze blade."

What action does Helen take, and what is the effect of the "heart's-ease" drug she adds to the mixing-bowl?

Answer 1

Helen slips a drug called 'heart's-ease' into the mixing-bowl, which prevents anyone who drinks it deeply from feeling pain or shedding tears.

Step-by-step explanation:

Helen takes the action of slipping a drug called 'heart's-ease' into the mixing-bowl. The effect of this drug is that anyone who drinks it deeply will be unable to cry or feel any pain, even in the face of tragic events like the death of a loved one or the loss of a family member.