Sweet mother, I can’t take shuttle in hand. There is a boy, and lust Has crushed my spirit – just As gentle Aphrodite planned. Since I have cast my lot, please, golden-crowned Aphrodite, let me win this round! Sappho (630 BCE-570BCE), “Come Close”
Sweet mother, I can’t take shuttle in hand. There is a boy, and lust Has crushed my spirit – just As gentle Aphrodite planned. Since I have cast my lot, please, golden-crowned Aphrodite, let me win this round! Sappho (630 BCE-570BCE), “Come Close”