The monster Grendel suffers when he hears the clear song of the scop and music of the harp. He is, of course, not your typical man-in-the street but the descendent of devils who mated with the daughters of Cain. Tim Romano At 02:33 PM 1/4/03 -0600, you wrote: >Michelle Hadden wrote: > > > > does this point to any necessary, > > inherently biological connection > > between pain and beauty? > >