Sappho was a prolific poet, probably composing around 10,000 lines. She was best-known in antiquity for her love poetry; other themes in the surviving fragments of her work include family …

Nov 14, 2025 · 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 …

Jun 10, 2021 · Sappho of Lesbos (lived circa 620 to 570 BCE) was a lyric poet whose work was so popular in ancient Greece that she was honored in statuary, coinage, and pottery centuries …

In antiquity Sappho was regularly counted among the greatest of poets and was often referred to as "the Poetess," just as Homer was called "the Poet." Plato hailed her as "the tenth Muse," …

Nov 22, 2024 · Introduction to Sappho Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) was a lyric poet from the island of Lesbos, renowned for her emotive and personal poetry. Often referred to as the …

Sappho was the quintessential lyric poet of ancient Greece. Although the bulk of her poetry has been lost, she was well-known and greatly admired throughout antiquity as one of the greatest …

Sappho was an iconic Ancient Greek poet who wrote on the themes of love, passion, and sexuality. Her works put the island of Lesbos on the map.

Dec 20, 2025 · Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love, mostly directed towards women. She remains the most mysterious of ancient poets.

Sappho is not only one of the few women poets we know of from antiquity, but also is one of the greatest lyric poets from any age. Most of her poems were meant to be sung by one person to …

One of the greatest poets of Lyric Age Greece, who revolutionized Greek literature by writing about her personal thoughts and feelings and by describing her physical surroundings. Name …