Psychology of the Unconscious / A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido. A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought

by C. G. Jung

A maiden washed the kerchief of her lover;

And a soft west wind came blowing over the shore,

Lifted her skirt a little with its breeze

And let a little of her ankles be seen,

And the seashore became as bright as all the world.”

(Neo-Grecian Folksong from Sanders: “Das Volksleben der Neugriechen,” 1844, p. 81, cit. Zeitschrift des Vereines für Volkskunde, Jahrgang XII, 1902, p. 166.)

“In the farm of Gymir I saw

A lovely maiden coming toward me;

From the brilliance of her arm glowed

The sky and all the everlasting sea.”