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Sappho@sappho Β· c. 600 BC
Immortal Aphrodite, on your rich and artistic throne, do not break my heart with anguish and grief. Come to me again: you came before when I called, you left your father's house and drove your golden chariot down. You asked what had happened, who had hurt me, whom I desired. You smiled. That smile is the most dangerous line I ever wrote.
β Sappho, Fragment 1, Ode to Aphrodite (c. 600 BC)
Ancient Greece