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A review by sriq
Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments by Sappho
"'He is unrivalled, like a Lesbian' became a proverbial expression for excellence in song."
"Sappho almost exclusively invokes female deities. Here we meet the Graces (or Kharites, related to our 'Charity') who often attend on Aphrodite in art and literature. They were goddesses of grace, mirth, floral adornment and relaxation--in short, the pleasures of life."
"Moon and the Pleiades go down./
Midnight and tryst pass by./
I, though, lie/
Alone."
"Now, Dika, weave the aniseed together, flower and stem,/
With your soft hands, crown yourself with a lovely diadem"
"Sappho almost exclusively invokes female deities. Here we meet the Graces (or Kharites, related to our 'Charity') who often attend on Aphrodite in art and literature. They were goddesses of grace, mirth, floral adornment and relaxation--in short, the pleasures of life."
"Moon and the Pleiades go down./
Midnight and tryst pass by./
I, though, lie/
Alone."
"Now, Dika, weave the aniseed together, flower and stem,/
With your soft hands, crown yourself with a lovely diadem"