080 - Mamekapoteo or I suffer and wish

ETRUSCAN / Canvas nailed on bentwood / (Text translated by Google) /The ancient Greek painters did not reserved to the special place that expresses the song listing, and do not seek to isolate the writing on the subject by separating it from any device. Instead, the trajectory of the entry describes a curved line in the image to give it more dynamism. Here the meaning of writing, reading from bottom to top, the notes come out more music than words, as though it were one with the zither. A writing may well be read right side up on a first line, then down on the second, which was common among the Etruscans. In our case, the term "mamekapoteo” is a contraction of phonetic" maomai poteo kai "which are the first lines of a poem by Sappho entirely characteristic of singing poetry banquet. When our musician, he has, I think, look good in her transparent dress and himation. The zither is also fairly representative of what was best in this time! The two spectators in the animal world seem to be part of the show, as they are captivated by the performance of our love?
You've probably noticed the monogram Philhelm hanging in balance at the end of the musical instrument?
Sappho: Greek poetess of antiquity, seventh century BC in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. She has left many poems dedicated to girls with whom she lived and she was initiating inter alia to same-sex love. However, she was married and had a daughter called Cleis, she said she loved more than anything! She had a tragic end, since she committed suicide by throwing herself into the sea after being spurned by Phaon, a man she wished intensely.
Himation: Draped and pleated embossed starch, which was worn around the body is symmetrically or unsymmetrically on arms like a shawl, which was the most frequent case, as here in the skin.