[Untitled]: photo by Domina Apostolidou, 3 June 2017
[Untitled]: photo by Domina Apostolidou, 3 June 2017
[Untitled]: photo by Domina Apostolidou, 3 June 2017
Sappho: Epigram 158D: These are the ashes of Timas
These are the ashes of Timas
who died before she was wed,
and was led
to the dark room of Persephone.
And when she was dead
every girl her own age
cut, with a fresh sharpened blade,
a beautiful lock from her head
to lay on the grave.
Sappho: Epigram 158D (Palatine Anthology), translated by Suzy Q. Groden, in Arion 3/3 (Autumn 1964)
I: photo by Lukas Vasilikos, 20 October 2015
[Untitled]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 16 May 2014
[Untitled]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 10 September 2013
[Elefsina, Attica]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 24 February 2013
[Untitled]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 5 April 2014
[Untitled]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 15 April 2014
[Untitled]: photo by Gina Maragoudaki, 16 June 2014
[Tinos, Cyclades]: photo by Sakis Dazanis, 27 November 2016
[DSCF26720]: photo by xaris p, 23 January 2015
DSCO7562.jpg: photo by manolis karatarakis, 29 April 2017
DSCO7562.jpg: photo by manolis karatarakis, 29 April 2017
DSCO7562.jpg: photo by manolis karatarakis, 29 April 2017
Anacreon: Fragment 395: He has few hairs, only about the ears
He has few hairs, only about the ears
And those are grey, and fewer remaining yearsHe has few hairs, only about the ears
Anacreon: Fragment 395, translated by David Constantine, in Watching for Dolphins, 1983
Crete, 2015 / IMG_8292: photo by dirtyharrry, 9 December 2015
[Untitled]: photo by xaris p, 9 January 2016
DSCF28832: photo by xaris p, 8 November 2016
DSCF30183: photo by xaris p, 6 March 2016
[New York]: photo by Kristin Van den Eede, 13 April 2017
[New York]: photo by Kristin Van den Eede, 13 April 2017
[Rosario, Argentina]: photo by .Lautaro Garcia ., 24 February 2013
[New York]: photo by Kristin Van den Eede, 27 May 2017
DSCF30113: photo by xaris p, 18 April 2016
DSCF30892: photo by xaris p, 24 June 2016
IMG_20160508_161317: photo by xaris p, 9 May 2016
[Untitled]: photo by xaris p, 13 April 2017
[Untitled]: photo by xaris p, 28 January 2017
DSCF30264: photo by xaris p, 3 April 2016
re-edit: photo by xaris p, 25 April 2016
DSCF27110: photo by xaris p, 14 January 2016
File-16-10-2016,-11-22-49: photo by xaris p, 21 November 2016
6 comments:
Thanks, Tom. Two beautiful little poems, esp. the Sappho Epigram.
Inconceivably topical. Beautiful. I'm transfixed by your insight day after day.
Muchas graçias, Señor tpw.
I love both these poems (and all these photos!)
Pondered putting the Greek in the post, but having done that before, I fear the general reaction would be, as before: "It's all Greek to me".
But breaking it down into the pieces, one can see the poem in the words.
E.g. the Anacreon:
πολιός (ή) όν
grey, grey-ish
μίν
κρότα
φος
temple (of the head)
κάρη τό
head
λευκός ή όν
bright, light; white
χαρίεις εσσα εν
pleasing, lovely
οÙκέτι
no longer, no further
βη
(prime of) youth
πάρα
πάρεστι
be present, be near
γηρα
λέος α ον
old, aged
Ñδούς Ñδόντος
tooth
γλυ
κερός ή όν
sweet
πολλός
πολύς
βίοτος
life; duration of one’s life
χρόνος
time; period, duration
λείπω
λέλειμμαι
pass
to be left (living)
πολλÕς
χρόνος γλυκεροà βιότου οÙκέτι λέλειπται
δι¦ ταàτα
on account of this
¢νασταλύζω
sob, weep
θαμά
often
Τάρταρος
Tartarus
name of underworld holding the Titans, but often used for Hades
δεδοικώς
afraid of
δείδω
fear
'Αΐδης -εω
Hades
δεινός ή όν
fearful, terrible
μυχός
nook, corner
but often also used to refer to underworld regions
¢ργαλέος η ον
painful, troublesome
κάτοδος
κάθ-οδος
descent, way down
ς αÙτÕν
κάτοδος
“the way
down to it”
˜το‹μος (η) ον
ready, prepared
of fate
fixed, certain
impersonal
κατα-βαίνω
go down
¢ναβαίνω
go up, ascend
belleza increíble...!
Tom and Sandra, thanks so much, just saw yours... making an accidental greek comment sandwich, all greek to all señores and señoritas siempre!
abrazo Tom!
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