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— Sappho: a New Translation of the Complete Works (by Diane Rayor)

[text ID: Sweet mother, I cannot weave – / slender Aphrodite has overcome me / with longing for a girl.]

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Sun, 05 Jun 2022 09:41:57

mohtz: “Sweet mother, I cannot weave —slender Aphrodite has overcome mewith longing for a girl.”- Sa

“Sweet mother, I cannot weave —
slender Aphrodite has overcome me
with longing for a girl.”
-Sappho (tr. Diane Rayor)
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Mon, 07 May 2018 18:10:47