TRANSLATOR’S NOTE

To facilitate reference the poems and fragments are arranged in the order of the standard edition of Lobel & Page.

Each is preceded by an ornament and followed by its number in this edition in square brackets [LP #]. Where other sources are used this is indicated. See Textual Notes for more information.

Gaps in the sequence of LP numbers indicate fragments too broken for meaningful poetic translation (see The Text of Sappho’s Poems).

Square brackets in the text indicate gaps in the text where the papyrus is torn or the citation breaks off.