Sappho — "On mountainous terrain, Eros, with a stroke, Shattered my brain."
On mountainous terrain, Eros, with a stroke, Shattered my brain.
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From a poetic fragment, a vivid and violent metaphor for the overwhelming power of love.
Date: c. 7th-6th Century BCE
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