Ἕλθοντ᾽ ἐξ ὀράνω πορφυρίαν [ἔχοντα] περθέμενον χλάμυν. [transcription] Coming from heaven, clad in a purple mantle. Quoted by Pollux about A.D. 180 to illustrate Sappho's use of he word xlamu's, which she is said to be the first to use.