loeb 110

Question 1

what is the name of loeb 110

Answer 1

the doorkeeper

Question 2

what can we note about sapphos depictions of male desire

Answer 2

often male desire is depicted in a more humorous way

Question 3

what is the significance of the clear line ending of the first line ‘the doorkeeper has size twenty-seven feet.’

Answer 3

places emphasis on feet

Question 4

why does the doorkeeper have such large feet

Answer 4

due to the size of his large penis
humour increased by hyperbole may also suggest the size of the grooms penis

Question 5

what is the doorkeeper doing

Answer 5

standing outside the bed chamber while the bride and groom consumate the marriage

Question 6

what context is the poem written to be preformed in

Answer 6

the context of a happy setting of a wedding - epithalamia