Sappho: Fragment 58 (pre-2004)

] ] ] ] ]running away ]bitten ] ] ]you ]makes a way with the mouth ]beautiful gifts children ]songdelighting clear sounding lyre ]all my skin old age already hair turned white after black ]knees do not carry ]like fawns ]but what could I do? ]not possible to become ]Dawn with arms of roses ]bringing to the ends of the earth ]yet seized ]wife ]imagines ]might bestow But I love delicacy and this to me— the brilliance and beauty of the sun—desire has allotted. Translation by Carson Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter & Instagram @sweetbitterpod. You can support us on patreon.com/sweetbitter. If you want to know more about Eurocentrism in papyrology, please follow Usama’s blog: Everyday Orientalism. Ariel’s book Veritas: A Harvard Professor, a Con Man & the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife is out wherever you buy books - here’s it's listing our favorite local. If you want to listen to another cool podcast all about the Hobby Lobby, check out the Behind the Bastards episode. Our guests this episode were Malcolm Choat, Ariel Sabar, Mike Sampson & Usama Gad. You can learn more about our guests and  where to find them here: https://sweetbitterpodcast.com/guests/   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy