Sappho of Lesbos (3)

Publication Date: December 7, 2014

Chapter: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Literature

I’m fairly certain that “Like the very gods in my sight is he” is about a woman that finds a man so unbearably sexy that she dies, unable to stop fixating on this paragon of manliess. Pro-tip: if you ever stare at someone for so long that you begin to feel the cold embrace of death, you should probably take a breather.

Notice: To all the women in the past that I’ve stared at so hard that I almost died, I apologize. That was rather rude of me.

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

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