Gargantua found comfort in hearing or seeing things that signaled him getting some drink, so he instantly became happy if he was upset. It was a form of classical conditioning for him - "the sounds of pints and flagons he would fall into ecstasy."

What is classical conditioning? As mentioned in the article "Classical conditioning is one of those unconscious learning methods and is the most straightforward way in which humans can learn. Classical conditioning is the process in which an automatic, conditioned response is paired with specific stimuli."

Rehman I, Mahabadi N, Sanvictores T, Rehman CI. Classical Conditioning. In: StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing, Treasure Island (FL); 2022. PMID: 29262194. https://europepmc.org/article/nbk/nbk470326#free-full-text

What is Septembral juice? According to the dictionary: septembral (comparative more septembral, superlative most septembral) Characteristic of the month of September.

Source: https://www.wordsense.eu/septembral/

What is the manner of the Pythagoreans? When I did some research I found that "The Pythagoreans,...displayed an interest in metaphysics,...though they claimed to find its key in mathematical form rather than in any substance." Could this be why Rabelais describes a need to repeat and explore all the senses to make the main points stick, then go into prayer in the paragraph that follows.

What is metaphysics? "The branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology."

• “Geometry.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/science/Pythagoreanism/Geometry.
• “Metaphysics Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/metaphysics.

Why did Medea pick the gifts she did? "...crown (plokos) and a robe (peplos)- to kill Creon and his daughter." The article mentions that gifts are not an isolated matter and hold some meaning from the past. "In the case of Medea, the plokos and peplos-gifts given to her by her grandfather, Helios- are implicated in her own genealogy and history with Jason. Standing as symbols of autonomous power that Medea once used to give herself away in marriage." Medea used the items from her marriage to Jason to "punish Jason for his violation of philia."

What is philia? Philia is affectionate love.

References: Kelly, John. "8 Greek Words for Love That Will Make Your Heart Soar." Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, 2 Feb. 2022, https://www.dictionary.com/e/greek-words-for-love/#:~:text=Original%20Greek%3A%20%CF%95%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1%20(phil%C3%ADa),friends%20feel%20toward%20each%20other.

Mueller, Melissa. "The Language of Reciprocity in Euripides' Medea." American Journal of Philology, vol. 122, no. 4, 2001, pp. 471–504., https://doi.org/10.1353/ajp.2001.0054.

Arjuna is convinced that Krishna is the divine being and requests Him to describe His divine glories like divine nectar further. He is asking for him to reveal his glory and explain to him what his different forms are. Posing the question of which form he should grasp or hold on to. Earlier, Krishna means that he is Prakriti, which is defined as the prime material energy of which all matter is composed. "..is made of eight elements: earth, water, air, fire, akasha (“sky” or “space”), mind, intelligence, and ego. However, beyond his prakriti is another, higher form. This other form created and supports everything that exists and destroys it when the time comes. Though he has created many mortal bodies, Vishnu’s true self was never born and will never die. He is beyond such things; his true nature is eternal and changeless. "

References Cabral, Carrie. “Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita: A God in His True Form.” Shortform Books, 5 Feb. 2021, https://www.shortform.com/blog/krishna-bhagavad-gita/#:~:text=To%20that%20end%2C%20Krishna%20in,mind%2C%20intelligence%2C%20and%20ego.

“Prakriti Definition & Meaning.” Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prakriti.