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Would you rather I enchant her, bend her attentions towards you? It would be easy, the hearts of men, women and gods are as wet clay to me.
You do not wish for that?Tis well, I would not do it anyway—for I do not need to.
My darling poet, you already have all you need to woo her.Do you doubt your grace and charm, your ferocious wit? Do you doubt how you can stir a heart with your words? Do you believe that if you spoke to her without fear, she would be able to refuse you?
Trust me when I say—if you dare approach her, if you make your desire plain to her...the one that flies from you will soon chase you in turn.
You look unsure. Do you still doubt yourself? Then close your eyes, and let me prove my case, O poet.
A script loosely based on Sappho’s poem, the Ode To Aphrodite. In ancient Greece, the poet Sappho is distracted with longing for a woman who doesn’t return her affections, and her ability to write is suffering. In despair, she prays to Aphrodite to aid her...and much to her surprise, the goddess of love answers!
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My Unfilled Scripts & Fills Of My Scripts
After listening to Natalie Haynes do an episode of her Stand Up For The Classics podcast about Sappho (look it up on BBC IPlayer if you can) I thought it would be fun to pay a little tribute to the woman that GWASapphic is named after. Hope you enjoy, and feedback is always welcome!
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