Sappho of Lesbos (2)

Publication Date: December 6, 2014

Chapter: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature

The gist of “Throned in splendor, deathless, O Aphrodite,” is that a woman is totally bummed out about losing her girlfriend, so she begs Aphrodite to return said girlfriend back to her. Aphrodite swears to the jilted lover that, “though she love not, yet she will surely love you, even unwilling.” That’s... messed up. Like, Aphrodite has no moral compass and is downright eager to violate the free will of anyone she sees fit.

This is, on the other hand, kind of an ancient mythology trope. Brainwashing love was kind of Cupid’s whole shtick too. No object of your affection is out of reach in ancient Greece, so long as you’re willing to violate a person’s mind.

Author: Sappho • Year: ca. 630 BCE • Info: Wikipedia

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