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Book IX, 521: The Muses to Sappho

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

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No little fame, Sappho, did Fate grant thee on the day thou didst first see the sun. For we consented that thy utterances should be immortal, and the Father of all, the Thunderer, approved. All men shall sing thee, and thou shalt not lack glorious report.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 521: The Muses to Sappho.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/532/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 521: The Muses to Sappho.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/532/.

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