Sappho

[ saf-oh ]

noun

1. c620–c565 b.c., Greek poet, born in Lesbos.

Sappho

/ ˈsæfəʊ /

noun

1. Sappho6th century bc6th century bcFGreekWRITING: poet 6th century bc , Greek lyric poetess of Lesbos

Sappho

1. An ancient Greek poet known for her love lyrics.

Notes

The word lesbianis derived from the island of Lesbos, the birthplace of Sappho, who was a homosexual.

Example Sentences

Koyel Ghosh, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, is the managing trustee of Sappho for Equality, the first Lesbian-Bisexual-Transmasculine people rights collective in eastern India that started two decades ago.

From BBC

To read “After Sappho” is to be blissfully adrift in a sea of love that could be contained in a single tear.

From Washington Post

If women’s lib is commonly thought to have progressed in successive wavelets over the better part of a century, “After Sappho” wants to rewrite that linear story into a swirl — not waves but eddies.

From Los Angeles Times

Single names — “Apollo,” “Venus,” “Sappho,” “Catullus” — evoke entire mythologies, whole bodies of literature.

From Washington Post

These poems resurrect an eclectic cast of characters, from Sappho to James Baldwin, to reflect on the poet’s vital yet unanswerable question: “What disaster will I deliver to my daughter?”

From New York Times