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Analyze fragment 1 “The Hymn to Aphrodite” using Greene’s essay. What is Sappho’s relation to Aphrodite, and how does Sappho describe her? What is the meaning of Sappho’s invocation of Aphrodite and Aphrodite’s response to her? Consider Carson’s view that Aphrodite means to express a kind of universal justice of love vs. Greene’s reading that Aphrodite means to help Sappho gain the love of the beloved girl.
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