Sparrows drew you down the sky
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ἄρμ᾽ ὐπαζεύξαισα, κάλοι δέ σ᾽ ἆγον ὤκεες στροῦθοι περὶ γᾶς μελαίνας πύκνα δίννεντες πτέρ᾽ ἀπ᾽ ὠράνω αἴθερος διὰ μέσσω.
The epiphany’s most famous image: Aphrodite’s chariot pulled by sparrows, whirring their wings down through the middle air.
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