Poets have sorted the matter out in different ways. Sappho’s own formulation is a good place to begin tracing the possibilities. The relevant fragment runs: ’Έρος δηὖτέ μ’ ὀ λυσιμέλης δόνɛι, γλνκύπικρον ἀμάχανον ὄρπɛτον Eros once again limb-loosener whirls me sweetbitter, impossible to fight off, creature stealing up (LP, fr. 130)
