LIFE OF SAPPHO

or Aphrodite with her when she bewails the fair
young offspring of Cinyras in the sacred grove of
the Blest. Howsve’er ii be, | bid thee all hail, Great
Lady, even as any God; for we still hold thy songs
to be daughters of an Immortal.

Palatine Anthology: The Garland of Meleager:+
To whom, dear Muse, bring you this song so rich in
fruit? and who is the fashioner of this your garland
of minstrels?) It is the work of Meleager, and he
hath made it to be a keepsake for the admired
Diocles. Inwoven here is many a lily of Anyteé’s,
many a white lily of Moero’s, and of the flowers of
Sappho few, but roses . . .

The Same: Antipater on Sappho: My name is
Sappho, and imy song surpasses the songs of women
even as Homer’s the songs of men.

The Same: <Antipater of Sidon, encomium on
Sappho of Mytilene: Memory was astonished when
she heard the honey-voieed Sappho, wondering
whether mankind possessed a tenth Muse.

The Same: \nonymous on the Nine Lyric Poets :
Pindar of Thebes clanged amain; the Muse of
Simonides breathed a joy of delicious-noted sound ;
Stesichorus and Ibyeus rang clear; Aleman was
sweet; and the lips of Bacchylides uttered pleasant

1 poem introductory to M.'s collection of Greck ‘ Epi-
— in which each poet's works are likened to a
ower

MSS Gararas ἔχοιεν 3 mss ἀοιδὸν (-a0) θηλειᾶν (-wr), stone
των τῶν 4 mss λάμπει

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