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Kalpis painting of Sappho by the Sappho Painter (c. 510 BC), currently held in the National Museum, Warsaw. Sappho (/ ˈ s æ f oʊ /; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos.
May 12, 2024 · Sappho (born c. 610, Lesbos [Greece]—died c. 570 bce) was a Greek lyric poet greatly admired in all ages for the beauty of her writing style. She ranks with Archilochus and Alcaeus , among Greek poets, for her ability to impress readers with a lively sense of her personality.
Sep 7, 2023 · Little is known with certainty about the life of Sappho, or Psappha in her native Aeolic dialect. She was born probably about 620 BCE to an aristocratic family on the island of Lesbos during a great cultural flowering in the area.
Jun 10, 2021 · Sappho of Lesbos (l. c. 620-570 BCE) was a lyric poet whose work was so popular in ancient Greece that she was honored in statuary, coinage, and pottery centuries after her death. Little remains of...
Sappho was born on the Greek island of Lesbos sometime between 630 and 612 BCE (from the evidence of several different conflicting sources) and it seems that she had already become quite famous by around 600 BCE or just after.
Aug 10, 2023 · Sappho Inspired by Love by Johann Gottlieb Facius, 1778, via The British Museum. Sappho’s poetry was renowned for its focus on love, desire, and beauty. Her frank and sensual depictions of physical and emotional intimacy were ground-breaking for her time, pushing the boundaries of societal norms.
Feb 12, 2018 · Love of women. But Sappho was no epic poet, rather she composed lyrics: short, sweet verses on a variety of topics from hymns to the gods, marriage songs, and mini-tales of myth and legend. She...
