Sappho 105c.1–2
Sappho 105c (Campbell) — the hyacinth trampled by shepherds. Quoted anonymously by Demetrius; its resemblance to 105a suggests it too comes from a wedding-song. Metre: dactylic hexameter. · 2 lines
1οἴαν τὰν ὐάκινθον ἐν ὤρεσι ποίμενες ἄνδρες
As shepherd men in the mountains trample the hyacinth underfoot,
2πόσσι καταστείβοισι, χάμαι δέ τε πόρφυρον ἄνθος …
and on the ground the purple flower …