Re: Songs of Bilitis

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Posted by Henna Diva on November 24, 1999 at 04:33:03:

In Reply to: Songs of Bilitis posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 24, 1999 at 02:34:14:

Beautiful!! CCJ, where do you find this stuff? You should write a
book/compile an anthology if you haven't already. . .

: From "The Songs of Bilitis" translated from Greek by Pierre Louys,
: William Godwin Inc, N.Y., 1933

: Bilitis was a poetess, lover of Sappho, writing in the early 6th
: century B.C. She was ethnically Syrian, and lived in Greece and
: Cyprus.

:
: Quote from this book:

: "The Priestesses of Astarte"

: "The Priestesses of Astarte make love at the rising of the moon.
Then
: they return and bathe themselvesin an enormous basin with silver
: margins. They comb their hair with their curving fingers, and their
: red-tinted (hennaed) hands mingle in their black curls like branches
: of coral in a dark and floating sea. They never pluck themselves,
to
: leave the triangle of the goddess to mark their bodies as temples.
: But they tint themselves with the brush and plunge themselves in
: perfume. The priestesses of Astarte make love at the rising of the
: moon, and then slppe haphazardlyin a carpeted hall where burns a
high
: golden lap. "

: I've found several Astarte figures that have hennaed hands.....and
: several faces have harquus patterns.....

: Boy am I glad I picked that dusty second hand book up off the shelf!
: I LOVE the description of hennaed hands from 2600 years ago....like
: coral in a dark sea!!!

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Re: Songs of Bilitis Catherine Cartwright Jones 05:01:21 11/24/99 (4)
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: Beautiful!! CCJ, where do you find this stuff? You should write a : book/compile an anthology if you haven't already. . . : : : From "The Songs of Bilitis" translated from Greek by Pierre Louys, : : William Godwin Inc, N.Y., 1933 : : Bilitis was a poetess, lover of Sappho, writing in the early 6th : : century B.C. She was ethnically Syrian, and lived in Greece and : : Cyprus. : : : : Quote from this book: : : "The Priestesses of Astarte" : : "The Priestesses of Astarte make love at the rising of the moon. : Then : : they return and bathe themselvesin an enormous basin with silver : : margins. They comb their hair with their curving fingers, and their : : red-tinted (hennaed) hands mingle in their black curls like branches : : of coral in a dark and floating sea. They never pluck themselves, : to : : leave the triangle of the goddess to mark their bodies as temples. : : But they tint themselves with the brush and plunge themselves in : : perfume. The priestesses of Astarte make love at the rising of the : : moon, and then slppe haphazardlyin a carpeted hall where burns a : high : : golden lap. " : : I've found several Astarte figures that have hennaed hands.....and : : several faces have harquus patterns..... : : Boy am I glad I picked that dusty second hand book up off the shelf! : : I LOVE the description of hennaed hands from 2600 years ago....like : : coral in a dark sea!!!

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