In “ A prayer to Aphrodite” it seems that Sappho has lost someone she loves. Her love for this person is so deep that she implores Aphrodite to rescue her from the pain of loss like she had done once before. After Sappho pleads for help, Aphrodite responds and assure her that her love will reluctantly return. Assuming that at some point in the poem Sappho has fallen in love with Aphrodite, she asks her to be her ally.
Sappho conveys a sense of adoration and reverence for Aphrodite in the poem “ Aphrodite of the flowers, at Knossos.” She prepares an ambience of sweet smelling frankincense and then invites Aphrodite to “pour heavenly nectar into gold cups and fill them gracefully with sudden joy.”
Sappho conveys a sense of adoration and reverence for Aphrodite in the poem “ Aphrodite of the flowers, at Knossos.” She prepares an ambience of sweet smelling frankincense and then invites Aphrodite to “pour heavenly nectar into gold cups and fill them gracefully with sudden joy.”