Fragments of Sappho, circa 630 - 580 BC. Translated by Anne Carson.
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“He has not stood in awe of the greatest deity. He has turned that temple, whose attractions were inexhaustible, whose beauty was endless, into a destroyed temple. While he entered before me as if he was a partner, really he approached out of envy. My good divine wild cow, drive out the man, capture the man!”
— The Exaltation of Inanna, first hymn in the world by the first author in world history, High Priestess Enheduanna, c. 2300 B.C.E.