Sappho Perfume Oil

SAPPHO

Deathless Aphrodite of the spangled mind,
child of Zeus, who twists lures, I beg you
do not break with hard pains,
   O lady, my heart

 

Translation by Anne Carson

The tenth muse: purple fig, sun-warmed thyme, rose resin, orris, olive oil, and myrrh.

Label art: Gustave Moreau