Sappho (-630--570)

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Name (English)
Sappho
Short name
Sappho
Year of birth
-630
Year of death
-570
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"Sappho (/ˈsæfoʊ/; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psáp-phō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos.[a] Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by a lyre. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess". Most of Sappho´s poetry is now lost, and what is extant has survived only in fragmentary form, except for one complete poem: the "Ode to Aphrodite". As well as lyric poetry, ancient commentators claimed that Sappho wrote elegiac and iambic poetry. Three epigrams attributed to Sappho are extant, but these are actually Hellenistic imitations of Sappho´s style." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
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