Sappho from Lesvos

Sappho from Lesvos

Sappho from Lesvos

Sappho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesvos. The Alexandrians included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 before Christ.
Sappho's poems usually focus on the relationships among women. This focus has given rise to speculation that Sappho's interest in women was what today would be called homosexual or lesbian; the word "lesbian" comes from the island of Lesvos and the communities of women there.
She was also noted during her life as the headmistress of a school for girls. Most likely her students were the objects of her poetry. She also became the president of the world’s first woman’s club.
Sappho was married to Cercylas, a wealthy man from the island of Andrus , and had a daughter named Cleis. In ancient and medieval times she was more famous for (according to legend) throwing herself off a cliff because she was sad because of an unfulfilled love.
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