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122: Athenaeus on Sappho
122: Athenaeus on Sappho
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122: Athenaeus on Sappho

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Athenaeus mentions Βάρωμοσ [transcription] and σάρβιτοσ [transcription] , two stringed instruments in use in the time of Sappho. Their exact character is not known. He also gives the form Βάρμοσ [transcription] for the name of the former instrument.

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