The songs of Bilitis
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- Translated from the Greek: A new rendering in English with notes and comment
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1. Front matter2. THE SONGS OF BILITIS3. LIFE OF BILITIS4. I BUCOLICS IN PAMPHYLIA5. THE TREE6. II PASTORAL SONG7. III MATERNAL ADVICE8. IV THE NAKED FEET9. V THE OLD MAN AND THE NYMPHS10. VI SONG11. VII THE PASSER-BY12. VIII THE AWAKENING13. IX THE RAIN14. X THE FLOWERS15. XI IMPATIENCE16. XII COMPARISONS17. XIII THE FOREST RIVER18. XIV COME, MELISSA19. XV THE SYMBOLIC RING20. XVI DANCES BY MOONLIGHT21. XVII THE LITTLE CHILDREN22. XVIII THE STORIES23. XIX THE MARRIED FRIEND24. XX CONFIDENCES25. XXI THE MOON WITH EYES OF BLUE26. XXII SONG27. XXIII LYKAS28. XXIV THE OFFERING TO THE GODDESS29. XXV THE COMPLAISANT FRIEND30. XXVI A PRAYER TO PERSEPHONE31. XXVII THE GAME OF DICE32. XXVIII THE DISTAFF33. XXIX THE FLUTE34. XXX THE HAIR35. XXXI THE CUP36. XXXII ROSES IN THE NIGHT37. XXXIII REMORSE38. XXXIV THE INTERRUPTED SLEEP39. XXXV THE WASH-WOMEN40. XXXVI SONG41. XXXVII BILITIS42. XXXVIII THE LITTLE HOUSE43. XXXIX THE LOST LETTER44. XL SONG45. XLI THE OATH46. XLII THE NIGHT47. XLIII CRADLE-SONG48. XLIV THE TOMB OF THE NAIADS49. ELEGIACS AT MYTILENE50. XLV TO THE VESSEL51. XLVI PSAPPHA52. XLVII THE DANCE OF GLOTTIS AND KYSE53. XLVIII COUNSELS54. XLIX UNCERTAINTY55. L THE MEETING56. LI THE LITTLE TERRA COTTA ASTARTE57. LII DESIRE58. LIII THE WEDDING59. LIV THE PAST WHICH SURVIVES60. LV METAMORPHOSIS61. LVI THE NAMELESS TOMB62. LVII THE THREE BEAUTIES OF MNASIDIKA63. LVIII THE CAVE OF THE NYMPHS64. LIX MNASIDIKA’S BREASTS65. LX THE DOLL66. LXI TENDERNESSES67. LXII GAMES68. LXIII PENUMBRA69. LXIV THE SLEEPER70. LXV THE KISS71. LXVI JEALOUS CARE72. LXVII THE DESPAIRING EMBRACE73. LXVIII THE HEART74. LXIX WORDS IN THE NIGHT75. LXX ABSENCE76. LXXI LOVE77. LXXII PURIFICATION78. LXXIII THE CRADLE OF MNASIDIKA79. LXXIV A PROMENADE BY THE SEA80. LXXV THE OBJECT81. LXXVI EVENING NEAR THE FIRE82. LXXVII SUPPLICATIONS83. LXXVIII THE EYES84. LXXIX FARDS85. LXXX THE SILENCE OF MNASIDIKA86. LXXXI SCENE87. LXXXII WAITING88. LXXXIII SOLITUDE89. LXXXIV A LETTER90. LXXXV THE ATTEMPT91. LXXXVI THE EFFORT92. LXXXVII GYRINNO93. LXXXVIII THE LAST ESSAY94. LXXXIX THE WOUNDING MEMORY95. XC TO THE WAX DOLL96. XCI FUNERAL CHANT97. EPIGRAMS IN THE ISLAND OF CYPROS98. XCII HYMN TO THE ASTARTE99. XCIII. HYMN TO THE NIGHT100. XCIV THE MENADES101. XCV THE SEA OF CYPRIS102. XCVI THE PRIESTESSES OF ASTARTE103. XCVII THE MYSTERIES104. XCVIII THE EGYPTIAN COURTESANS105. XCIX I SING OF MY FLESH AND MY LIFE106. C THE PERFUMES107. CI CONVERSATION108. CII THE TORN ROBE109. CIII THE JEWELS110. CIV THE INDIFFERENT ONE111. CV PURE WATER OF THE BASIN112. CVI VOLUPTUOUSNESS113. CVII THE INN114. CVIII THE SERVANTS115. CIX THE BATH116. CX TO HER BREASTS117. CXI MYDZOURIS118. CXII THE TRIUMPH OF BILITIS119. CXIII TO THE GOD OF THE WOODS120. CXIV THE DANCING-GIRL WITH CROTALES121. CXV THE FLUTE-PLAYER122. CXVI THE WARM GIRDLE123. CXVII TO A HAPPY HUSBAND124. CXVIII TO A WANDERER125. CXIX INTIMACIES126. CXX THE COMMAND127. CXXI THE FIGURE OF PASIPHAE128. CXXII THE JUGGLER129. CXXIII THE DANCE OF THE FLOWERS130. CXXIV VIOLENCE131. CXXV SONG132. CXXVI ADVICE TO A LOVER133. CXXVII FRIENDS AT DINNER134. CXXVIII THE TOMB OF A YOUNG COURTESAN135. CXXIX THE LITTLE ROSE MERCHANT136. CXXX THE DISPUTE137. CXXXI MELANCHOLY138. CXXXII THE LITTLE PHANION139. CXXXIII INDICATIONS140. CXXXIV THE MERCHANT OF WOMEN141. CXXXV THE STRANGER142. CXXXVI THE REMEMBRANCE OF MNASIDIKA143. CXXXVII THE YOUNG MOTHER144. CXXXVIII THE UNKNOWN145. CXXXIX THE CHEAT146. CXL THE LAST LOVER147. CXLI THE DOVE148. CXLII THE RAIN OF THE MORNING149. CXLIII THE TRUE DEATH150. FIRST EPITAPH151. SECOND EPITAPH152. LAST EPITAPH153. BIBLIOGRAPHY154. NOTES AND COMMENT155. LIFE OF BILITIS156. ELEGIACS AT MYTILENE157. INDEX