Sappho

Sappho (Attic Greek ????? Sapphô, Aeolic Greek ????? Psappha) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from the city of Eressos on the island of Lesbos, which was a cultural centre in the 7th century BC. She was born sometime between 630 BC and 612 BC. The bulk of her poetry is now lost, but her reputation in her time was immense, and she was reputedly considered by Plato as the tenth Muse.

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Attic Greek - Aeolic Greek - Ancient Greek - Poet - Eressos - Lesbos - 7th century BC - 630 BC - 612 BC - Plato - Muse

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