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αἴθ' ἔγω, χρυσοστέφαν' Ἀφρόδιτα, τόνδε τὸν πάλον λαχοίην (Sappho, fr. 33 L-P) -> Oh gold-crowned Aphrodite, if only this winning lot could fall to me
« on: 16 Apr, 2008, 10:46:00 »
αἴθ´ ἔγω χρυσοστέφαν´ Αφρόδιτα, τόνδε τὸν πάλον λαχοίην!

translation??
thank you!!
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αἴθ' ἔγω, χρυσοστέφαν' Ἀφρόδιτα, τόνδε τὸν πάλον λαχοίην (Sappho, fr. 33 L-P) -> Oh gold-crowned Aphrodite, if only this winning lot could fall to me
« Reply #1 on: 16 Apr, 2008, 13:38:15 »
It is a fragment from Sappho’s poetry (fr. 33), that could be roughly translated as follows:

Oh gold-crowned Aphrodite, if only this winning lot could fall to me…

Unfortunately, fragmentary information and lack of context do not allow for a more precise rendering. :)
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