Death & Dying
Book VII, 14: On Sappho
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
O Aeolian land, thou coverest Sappho, who with the immortal Muses is celebrated as the mortal Muse; whom Cypris and Eros together reared, with whom Peitho wove the undying wreath of song, a joy to Hellas and a glory to thee. O ye Fates twirling the triple thread on the spindle, why spun ye not an everlasting life for the singer who devised the deathless gifts of the Muses of Helicon?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book VII, 14: On Sappho.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/11/.
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Sidon, Antipater of. “Book VII, 14: On Sappho.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-sidon/11/.
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