τοῦτο καί μοι τὸ λάμπρον ἔρως ἀελίω καὶ τὸ κάλον λέλογχε

[sovay]

It is a little-known fact that after Sappho leapt from the White Rock of Leukas, she was transformed into a sea-nymph. Her songs bring women to the sea.



At least, Laurence Koe looks like he thought so.

Comments

[rinue]

I agree to believe this fact. The world is now a better place.

[sovay]

I agree to believe this fact. The world is now a better place.

Thank you for helping to make it so.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Phew!

[sovay]

Phew!

I am happy to know there are more painted versions of Sappho in the world than Mengin's and Alma-Tadema's. That said, I wasn't expecting this one.

[ethelmay.livejournal.com]

There's a swinging Sappho in this one: http://www.feelbyte.com/French-School/Sappho-and-Ariadne-283502.html

[ashlyme.livejournal.com]

Oh my God. You win Livejournal.

[sovay]

Oh my God. You win Livejournal.

I found the painting on Tumblr! I just imported it.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

She's giving us a little wave.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

Actually, now I'd really like to see an equally alluring pic of Empedocles draped on the crater of Etna. I think there could be a calendar in this!

[larryhammer]

I. Uh. Wait -- what?

[sovay]

I think there could be a calendar in this!

Suicide Girls, Classical Edition?

[sovay]

She's giving us a little wave.

She likes you a lot, it's a riptide.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

My poetry brings all the girls to the sea
Damn right it's better than yours
damn right it's better than yours

;)

[sovay]

My poetry brings all the girls to the sea
Damn right it's better than yours
damn right it's better than yours

I can't decide if you should be banned or awarded the internet.

[moon-custafer.livejournal.com]

Could I take half the Internet and lurk?

[sovay]

Could I take half the Internet and lurk?

Works for me.

[nineweaving.livejournal.com]

Stoned!

Nine

[sovay]

Stoned!

. . . I don't think so. "Sappho Among the Lotos-Eaters" is a different story. And I think she'd have been bored.

[gwynnega]

Wow.

[sovay]

Wow.

The internet cast it up to me. I had to share.

[alankria.livejournal.com]

Gosh.

[sovay]

Gosh.

I am telling myself I can't write anything about the sea until I've written first about trees.