75: Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy lovely hair...

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Σὺ δὲ στεφάνοισ, α Δίκα περθέσαθ᾽ ἐράταισ φόβαισιν,
ὄρπακασ ἀνήτοιο συν ῤραισ᾽ ἀπάλαισι χέψιν,
ἐγάνθεσιν ἔκ γὰρ πέλεται καὶ χάριτοσ μακαιρᾶν
μᾶλλον προτέρην, ἀστερφανώτοισι δ᾽ ἀπυστερέφονται. [transcription]

Do thou, O Dica, set garlands upon thy lovely hair, weaving sprigs of dill with thy delicate hands; for those who wear fair blossoms may surely stand first, even in the presence of Goddesses who look without favour upon those who come ungarlanded.

Athenaeus quotes this fragment, saying that according to Sappho those who approach the gods should wear garlands, as beautiful things are acceptable to them.

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