The golden bowl is a representation of life, the bowl being able to hold something within it has broken and therefore cannot hold life and whatever was in previously in the bowl escapes. The spirit of Lenore has departed and her soul floats in the river of the after life. Stygian River – River Styx of Greek myths

i.e., Whether you were sent by the Devil himself or brought here by a chance storm.

Robertson Davies named one of his novels Tempest Tossed.

A prophet is a being who serves as a form of contact between the divine or supernatural and humanity. A prophet does not necessarily have to be virtuous; the speaker suggests the bird could as easily be a messenger from the Devil as God.

Quaff – To drink. To drink this nepenthe that offers a source for the forgetfulness of pain and sorrow. In other words: drink to forget your sorrows. Nepenthe (derived from Greek ‘νή’ = ‘not’ and ‘πένθος’ = ‘grief’) is said to have been mixed by Helen in book 4 of the Odyssey to cure the woe of the Achaeans.

According to the Bible, seraphim (translated as “burning ones”) are six-winged heavenly beings who circle the throne of God. Censers are typically seen in churches during services and times of prayer–they are vessels that emit perfumed incense, which can make air seem “denser” (thicker, more humid).

Prolific means to produce fruits or produce many works and with Spitta’s unbelievable work rate and ethic it makes sense to use the word prolific, he’s also not shaken, stirred or bothered in the presence of these niggas

Another metaphor possibly attributed to how society is run. Plato’s book ‘The Republic’ had a focal point of justice: is it justified to live in a society where the members (prisoners) are only able to see shadows (lies) as opposed to the true nature of the objects causing those shadows?