Among the constant exchange of kisses note their numeration as 10 (then 10+) at 3.22.4 αἰτήσας εἰ διδάξειε μισθὸν παρ’ αὐτῆς ἄλλα φιλήματα δέκα. 3.23.5 ταῦτα μυθολογήσαντα τὸν Δάφνιν οὐ δέκα μόνον φιλήματα ἀλλὰ πάνυ πολλὰ κατεφίλησεν ἡ Χλόη· —which might support a hypothesis of kiss-counting in lost Sappho?
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March 27, 2019
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