61: Coming from heaven...
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Ἕλθοντ᾽ ἐξ ὀράνω πορφυρίαν [ἔχοντα]
περθέμενον χλάμυν. [transcription]
Coming from heaven, clad in a purple mantle.
Quoted by Pollux about A.D. 180 to illustrate Sappho's use of he word xlamu's, which she is said to be the first to use.
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