And again he says—
His heart within his breast did rage.[129]
And in the Iliad he says—
But Hector's heart within his bosom shook.[130]
And this they consider a proof that the most important portion of the soul is situated in the heart; for it is as evident as possible that the heart quivers when under the agitation of fear. And Agamemnon, in Homer, says—
Scarce can my knees these trembling limbs sustain,
And scarce my heart support its load of pain;
With fears distracted, with no fix'd design,
And all my people's miseries are mine.[131]
And Sophocles has represented women released from fear as saying—