Legends persist longer than their creators. The inventiveness of the human mind is a wonderful thing. Music releases the block against intermind communication that normally exist in the human mind. It is difficult to put a spell on what you cannot see. Intelligence and wisdom are worth far more than any amount of muscle.
Humans have no corner on racial prejudice.
I don't think revenge is all that unnatural an impulse. The happiness of the ignorant is no less so than any other. The lowliest are always missed the last. That's what life is all about. Solving a series of problems.