SAPPHO

115 On a Nameiess INFANT
Pulatine Anthology: Ascribed to Sappho:!

Ι am a little maid who cannot talk, but vet. it I
am asked a question, | say plain enough with the
voice that never wearies of speech at my feet: 11
was dedicated to the Aethopian Child of Leto by
Arise daughter of Hermocleitus son of Saunadas. a
ministrant, thou Lady of women, of thine: to whom
in gratitude bound be thou gracious. and give our
family good fame.’

144 On Tras

The Sawe: Sopple. en Timas who in like manner died
before her marriage:

This is the dust of Timas.2 who was received
into Persephone’s black chamber all unwed, and tor
whose death 5 all her fair companions took knife and
shore the iovely hair of their heads.

1454 Own PeEtacon
The Same: on Pelagon, Sappho:
gon, sapy

To the fisherman Pelagon his father Meniscus has
put up a fishing-basket and an oar as a memorial of
his hard life.

Daseription doubtful: note in the ms ‘not in Michael's
eopy, #2 LT de net knew its erigin’: inseribed on the hase
ot a Statue of a nanwless baby-aiel dedicated to Artemis as
a thank-offering for her birth ly her mother a priestess of
Artemis 2 perh. ‘this dust is little Timas’ or
per. ‘though she diel se far away’ fat Phoeara ΤἹ ef. δὴ
‘ ascription doubtful

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