In Loving Tribute to Sappho: Greek Anthology VII.15 & VII.16

My name is Sappho. I excel women in song, just as Homer excels men in song.

Nomen mihi Sappho: tantumque superavi cantu

mulieres, viros quantum superavit Maeonides.

 

οὔνομά μευ Σαπφώ. τόσσον δ᾽ ὑπερέσχον ἀοιδὰν

θηλειᾶν, ἀνδρῶν ὅσσον ὁ Μαιονίδας.

--Antipater, Greek Anthology VII.15; Translated into Latin by Friedrich Duebner

 

 

2)

This tomb holds the silent name and bones of Sappho;

But her wise words are immortal.

 

Ossa quidem et mutum tumulus habet nomen Sapphus,

docta vero eius carmina sunt immortalia.

 

ὀστέα μὲν καὶ κωφὸν ἔχει τάφος οὔνομα Σαπφοῦς:

αἱ δὲ σοφαὶ κείνης ῥήσιες ἀθάνατοι.

--Pinytus, Greek Anthology VII.16; Translated into Latin by Friedrich Duebner

The Greek Anthology is a modern collection of Greek lyric poetry compiled from various sources over the course of Greco-Roman literature. The current collection was created from two major sources, one from the 10^th century CE and one from the 14^th century CE. The anthology contains authors spanning the entirety of Greek literature, from archaic poets to Byzantine Christian poets.