075 - Aphrodite II Sappho From Lesbos(7th/6th Century 12:00:00 PM o Word Lesbian comes from Lesbos Wrote hymns to Aphrodite It is speculated that she is

Aphrodite II 19/09/2007 12:00:00 ← Sappho • From Lesbos (7 th /6 th Century) o Word Lesbian comes from Lesbos • Wrote hymns to Aphrodite • It is speculated that she is a lesbian, but not entirely evident Sappho language • Asks immortal daughter of Zeus to bring no pain • She states that Aphrodite has helped before • She requests that Aphrodite be her ally (diction: throne, chariot) • Requests that Aphrodite make Sappho’s beloved love Sappho ← ← Offering to a Star of Venus • Dove’s blood & fat • Myrrh • Wormwood • Vulture brains = compulsion (element of dark magic) • Tooth of ass or heifer = protection (protection from the divinity) ← ← Love Spell of Attraction (Anonymous) • Begins by threatening to bind Adonis like the bind of Ixion in Hades (thus preventing the rebirth of Adonis every Spring) • Presents a hymn that praises the power of Aphrodite