![]() ![]() “Fragment 44” recounts the marriage of Andromache to Hektor, the Trojan war hero. The speaker draws on the examples of Helen of Troy and her own departed lover to argue that what one loves is more beautiful than any display of military strength, regardless of the dominant male perspective on the matter. “Fragment 16” is an extended argument for the importance of love. ![]() Eventually, Aphrodite does arrive, surrounded by festivities and pouring out nectar for the women who fill the grove to worship her. The speaker prays to Aphrodite, pleading with her to come to a beautiful grove dedicated to worshipping the goddess. The poem focuses on the intimate relationship between the poet and the goddess, and the history they share together. Sappho prays to the goddess Aphrodite, asking for relief from heartbreak. ![]()
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