User talk:Atcovi/ENG225/Don't be Afraid to Feel Things - Discussion Board Four

Sappho Readings
Sappho - ca. 630 BCE —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 18:09, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Only ancient Greek female author whose works we have till this day ["we have ancient scraps of papyrus founded in excavations in Egypt"].
 * She provides the "evocation of the joys and sorrows of desire" in Greek lit..
 * Born in Lesbos in 630 BCE. Theories that Sappho wasn't a married mother of one, but may have been a lesbian/in support of gay relationships (term "lesbian" is coined from her works). Her poems were of women-only worlds of enjoyment.
 * Her poems aren't stories or manuals, but lyrics to lost songs.
 * Sappho's poems put an overemphasis on female characters (poem 44 & Aphrodite, poem 16 & Helen's love).
 * Sappho's poems don't invoke love as we know it, but horrible emotions such as jealousy (poem 31 & the jealous lesbian, poem 58 & the old lady unable to dance with the youth).
 * Some of her poems are found through works of other writers, other poems are found bit by bit (Peom 58 was found in 2004 in Egypt).
 * Analysis of Sappho's dialect (words describing Aphrodite [Cypris], poem 16).

Hymn to Aphrodite

 * The poet is pleading for Aphrodite, the "goddess" of love. She is reminding her of their positive past encounters, where Aphrodite descended to the Earth with her sacred birds and asked who was harming Sappho [the poet]. Sappho is pleading for the woman she loves to love her back and for Aphrodite to be her ally in this pursuit.
 * https://poemanalysis.com/sappho/hymn-to-aphrodite/#:~:text=In%20this%20poem%2C%20Sappho%20expresses,loved%20poems%20from%20ancient%20Greece. —Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 18:22, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Poem 2

 * Sappho is urging whoever she is speaking to, to come from Crete to her temple (where a grove of apple trees are at).
 * Whatever you love is the most beautiful thing.
 * Helen left her husband, her parents and children for Troy. Reminded her of a girlfriend named Anactoria.
 * She would rather see her than the chariots of the Lydians.

Poem 17

 * She prays to Lady Hera to arrive - her offspring were glorious kings.
 * Sappho is pleading for help just like the two boys who were given help on the estrange island, during their journey back home, by Zeus and Thyone's "lovely child".

Poem 31

 * The target has a sweet voice.
 * She takes her voice away and leaves her in awe. She is almost paralyzed at this person's presence. She seems dead to herself as she is gripped by her cold sweat (out of nervousness, presumbaly) and she is "greener than grass".

Poem 44
—Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 14:47, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Hector and his friends are bringing Andromache & many bracelets and other material luxuries from Thebe and Placia.
 * King of Troy Priam rose and announced of the incoming ship, to which the Trojans joined the ship in great celebration, joy and partying. They called on Paean (the far-shooting "God") and praised Hector & Andromache.

Small Poems Compilation - 9/21
—Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 21:19, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Poem 47: Love was mad strong.
 * Poem 48: Someone arrived that she wanted and her desires have switched on and cooled her heart that was riddled with urges.
 * Poem 51: Contemplating a decision to make.
 * Poem 55: She is condemning someone and cursing their death.
 * Poem 58: Complaining of old age.
 * Poem 94: Two friends parting away unwillingly.
 * Poem 102: "Mom, I can't do my job because I love a boy so much."
 * Poem 105: Discussing a virgin (bride) who cannot be ripped of her virginity until marriage.

Small Poems Compilation - 9/22
—Atcovi (Talk - Contribs) 19:41, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Poem 111 - Wedding song for the incoming bridegroom ("Hymenaeus" - "God" of marriage)
 * Poem 112 - Aphrodite honoring a great marriage.
 * Poem 114 - Losing one's virginity.
 * Poem 130 - Love is so great it makes me 'tremble'.
 * Poem 132 - I have a great child like Cleis.
 * Poem 168B - I'm alone in the middle of the night, the moon and the array of stars are gone.
 * The Brothers Poem - Sappho's bro [Charaxus] is coming with a full ship. Encouragement for Sappho to pray to Queen Hera for her bro's safe journey. Trust in the "Gods" for a safe voyage. Zeus can provide happiness with his blessings and mentioning of Sappho's little bro, Lairchus.
 * The Cypris Poem - How can Aphoridte not understand that someone wold be distressed about not making one person --> one of their own [family]?