Religion
Fragment 78
Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton (1885) · From Fragments
Religion
Do thou, Dica, set garlands round thy lovely hair, twining shoots of dill together with soft hands: for those who have fair flowers may best stand first, even in the favour of Goddesses; who turn their face away from those who lack garlands.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Sappho. “Fragment 78.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/70/.
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Sappho. “Fragment 78.” Translated by Henry Thornton Wharton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sappho/70/.
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