Mything the point but there's plenty of wine

Franz Kafka 'Sancho Panza' Illuminations Walter Benjamin

In the final passage of the essay we get a tug of war between myth and I guess what happens when one turns away from myth. Much of this part was unclear to me but it seems to set up this turning point in history where myth was once common place but now it's tending towards this modern phase where myth is suppressed. Perhaps Kafka's story live in this world where these myths are displayed almost as if they are but are impotent without any foundation. However, I cannot be sure this is what is being expressed--it's just the only thing I can think after reading it.

Andrians Imagines Philostratus

This little bit talks about the Andrian people and the rive of wine that runs through Andros. it seems to have unnatural origin but springs from the very nature that wouldn't produce it normally. It also seems to be of use only for humans but it makes the people happy as Philostatus says 'on either side of the bank.' The scene described here is more harmonious than ones about Dionysus in the past where women tear apart relatives. Although I'm strangely sceptical about the sereness of this landscape or that it is actually a natural setting that can nurture people's bodies. It supposes culture can be generated by nature itself.