Nossis Νοσσίς
poet · Locri, southern Italy · 3rd century BC
A woman poet of Locri, a Greek city at the southern tip of Italy. She compared herself to Sappho; twelve short poems of hers survive.
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3rd century BC
Nothing is sweeter than love; every other blessing comes second. Even honey I have spat from my mouth.
ἅδιον οὐδὲν ἔρωτος, ἃ δʼ ὄλβια, δεύτερα πάντα
ἐστὶν ἀπὸ στόματος δʼ ἔπτυσα καὶ τὸ μέλι.Greek Anthology 5.170
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