SAPPHO

Book IX
EPITHALAMIES 1
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Athenacus Moetors ot Dinner: Ncvording to some accounts
the wine-bearer of the Gods was Harmonia. . . . But Aleacu-
makes Hermes also theiy wine-bearer, as indeed Sappho does
in the following passage :

There stood a mixing-bow] of ambrosia ready mixed.
and Hermes took the wine-jug to pour out for the
Gods. And then they all took up the beakers, and
pouring a libation wished all manner of good luck to
the bridegroom.

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Himerius Lyithaiamy of Sererus: And if an ode were needed
I chould give such a song as this: Bride that teemest with
rosy desires, bride the fairest ornament of the Queen of

Paphos, hie thee to led, hie thee to the couch whereon thou
must sweetly sport in gentle wise with thy bridegroum, And

may the Star of Eve lead thee full willingly to the place

where thou shalt marvel at the silver-throned Lady οἱ
Wedlock.3

‘in grouping these here regardiess of metre we perh. von:
fuse two ancient editions: cf. 162 and on 48 9 U1. 3, 4 (not
quite certainly to be joined directly to 2) from Ath, “egyliia,
too, mentions m7 kind of ἔς in the lines: And then” ete. :
ef. Maer. 5.2). 6, Ath. 2. 39a, 5. 1056. Fust. Ca. 1633. 1, 72

1205. 18 ὃ the context points to Sappho as H.'s original

2 , - ΩΣ e  -,

ἐν τούτοις" κῆνοι K.T.A. * mss also ἕρπιν εἰ ὕψηλεον Hfm.
-Ε τ mss ἔχον, ἔσχον 4+ mss τῷ γ. 5 He.g.: the voe.

fori rva@a, and the metre of H.'s last sentence show that
we are very near S28 own words : παῖγνα τ ὦ. παίγνια ef.
Novovrepa: Cavu. fut. of θαυμαίνω : metre Catull. 61

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