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loeb 1 Flashcards

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what is speciala about loeb 1

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it is complete

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what is the name of loeb 1

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aphrodite, goddess of the embroidered throne

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what is the significance of the quote “aphrodite goddess of the embroidered throne”

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-openning the poem with the goddess emphasises her supremacy
-regal noun at the close of the line; stitching adjective evokes womanly weaving and femininity
-use of epithet

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what quote presents sappho describng aphrodites intelligence - an interesting link between cleverness and femininity that is not demonised

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“weaver of wiles

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what quote presents sapphos appeal to aphrodite, illustraiting love as pain

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do not overpower my heart with anguisg, with affliction

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what is the significance of placing the line “do not overpower my heart with affliction” after the goddesses titles (weaver of wiles and goddess of embroidered throne)

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it effectivily communicates the power structure between them

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what quote presents sappho evoking love as pain and suffering

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my despairing heart

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what is the significance of using a heart metaphor

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using a heart metaphor would have been quite original at the time and has persisted to modern day

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use of heart metaphor is example of thumos what is thumos

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heart or soul
powerful desire, depth of anguish/pain
the poet prays to aphrodite to overcome her thumos with grief

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why is it significant that sappho mentions aphrodites “yoking your chariot”

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dramatic image of aphrodites approach
calls to mind various journeys of the gods to earth in homeric poetry- uses epithets to reinforce this

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what quote preents a homeric description of the gods

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smiling all over your immortal face

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homeric heroes often beg the gods - where can we see this in loeb 1

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queen i beg you…come here to me if you ever came before

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what quote presents direct address from aphrodite to sappho (intimacy?) implying this has happened before - present tense grants immediacy to thw line; portrays love as pain

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who sappho is hurting you now?

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what does freeman say about loeb 1

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this poem is some kind of love spell

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what quote presents sapphos use of unequivocal unambiguous language supporting freemans argument

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she will love you soon even if she does not want to

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what quote presents sappho pleading with aphrodite presenting love as dually a prison and a pain

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release me from this great distress

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what does freeman say about the relationship between sappho and aphrodite in loeb 1

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intensely personal interaction between sappho and the goddess

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what does freeman say about of loeb 1 suggesting it may be some sort of original love spell

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preserved in this poem might be one of the earliest ecamples of a greek magic spell

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