Sappho fr. 1 is a poem written by the greek poet Sappho. In 1-2 lines, Sappho addresses Aphrodite, the goddess of love, and praises her as the “daughter of Zeus” and the “weaver of snares”, the snares being love. In lines 2-4, she begs Aphrodite to stop her heart from feeling pain and sorrow, so it appears that Sappho is falling in love and needs Aphrodite to prevent her from heartbreak. Then in lines 5-9, Sappho calls upon Aphrodite, saying that if Aphrodite has ever helped her before then she should ride her chariot down from Mount Olympus to help her again. In lines 9-12, sparrows yoked to the chariot bring Aphrodite down from the heavens to the “black earth”. The sparrows might symbolize spring, and with Aphrodite as the goddess of love,
