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Ancient Greek lyric poet (c. 630–c. 570 BC)
Sappho (Ancient Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on
Sappho
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Sappho in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sappho (died c. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet. Sappho may also refer to: Sappho (painting), an 1890s
Sappho_(disambiguation)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Several vessels have been named Sappho for the Greek poet Sappho: Sappho (1785 ship) was launched at Shields in 1785. She spent most of her career trading
Sappho_(ship)
List of ships with the same or similar names
USS Sappho has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to: USS Sappho (SP-1427), a transport in commission from 1918 to
USS_Sappho
Greek lyric poem by Sappho
The Ode to Aphrodite (or Sappho fragment 1) is a lyric poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho, who wrote in the late seventh and early sixth centuries
Ode_to_Aphrodite
Fragment of a Greek lyric poem by Sappho
Sappho 31 is a lyric poem by the Archaic Greek poet Sappho of the island of Lesbos. The poem is also known as phainetai moi (φαίνεταί μοι lit. 'It seems
Sappho_31
1st-century Pompeiian fresco
The "Sappho" fresco or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus is a fresco dating to the 1st century AD from the city of Pompeii, which was buried during
"Sappho"_fresco_(Pompeii)
Body of literary work by Ancient Greek poet Sappho
Sappho was an ancient Greek lyric poet from the island of Lesbos. She is believed to have written around 10,000 lines of poetry, only a small fraction
Poetry_of_Sappho
1884 novels by Alphonse Daudet
Sappho: Parisian Manners (French: Sapho : moeurs parisiennes) is an 1884 novel by the French writer Alphonse Daudet. It was serialised in L'Écho de Paris
Sappho_(novel)
Fragment of a poem by Sappho
Sappho 16 is a fragment of a poem by the archaic Greek lyric poet Sappho. It is from Book I of the Alexandrian edition of Sappho's poetry, and is known
Sappho_16
British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer (1912–1990)
[of] Sappho Durrell". Sappho Durrell, quoted posthumously in a lengthy review of an "edited selection from the journals and letters [of Sappho Durrell]
Lawrence_Durrell
Unidentified ancient Greek vase painter
The Sappho Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter, active c. 510–490 BCE. The artist's name vase is a kalpis depicting the poet Sappho, currently
Sappho_Painter
List of ships with the same or similar names
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sappho, after the Ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho. Two more were planned but one was cancelled and one
HMS_Sappho
Species of moth
Catocala sappho, the Sappho underwing, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Ferdinand Heinrich Hermann Strecker in 1874
Catocala_sappho
Brig-sloop of the Royal Navy
HMS Sappho was a Cruizer class brig-sloop built by Jabez Bailey at Ipswich and launched in 1806. She defeated the Danish brig Admiral Yawl in a single-ship
HMS_Sappho_(1806)
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Sappho is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State
Sappho,_Washington
Apollo-class cruiser
HMS Sappho was an Apollo-class cruiser of the British Royal Navy which served from 1892 to 1918 in various colonial posts as well as around Britain. From
HMS_Sappho_(1891)
Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros
Sappho at Leucate, also known as The Death of Sappho, is an oil-on-canvas painting executed by the French artist Antoine-Jean Gros in 1801. It measures
Sappho_at_Leucate
DC Comics superhero
sapphic-undertones" subtext. Among Wonder Woman's famous catchphrases, "Suffering Sappho", was a direct reference to lesbianism. Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the
Wonder_Woman
Fragment of poem written by Sappho
Sappho 94, sometimes known as Sappho's Confession, is a fragment of a poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho. The poem is written as a conversation between
Sappho_94
Fragment of a poem by Sappho
Sappho 96 is a poem by the archaic Greek lyric poet Sappho. 37 lines of the fragment are preserved on a 6th-century parchment. The first twenty lines describe
Sappho_96
Poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho
fragments of another poem by Sappho discovered at the same time) the New Sappho, is a poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho. It is part of fragment 58 in
Tithonus_poem
Poem written by Sappho
Sappho 2 is a fragment of a poem by the archaic Greek lyric poet Sappho. In antiquity it was part of Book I of the Alexandrian edition of Sappho's poetry
Sappho_2
1958 poetry translation by Mary Barnard
Sappho: A New Translation is a 1958 book by Mary Barnard with a foreword by Dudley Fitts. Inspired by Salvatore Quasimodo's Lirici Greci (Greek Lyric Poets)
Sappho:_A_New_Translation
German judoka (born 1994)
Sappho Özge Çoban (born 7 September 1994) is a German retired judoka of Turkish descent who competed at international judo competitions. She is a World
Sappho_Çoban
1881 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Sappho and Alcaeus is an oil-on-panel painting by the Dutch-British artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema, from 1881. It is held by the Walters Art Museum, in Baltimore
Sappho_and_Alcaeus
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
Édouard-Henri Avril depiction of cunnilingus in the life of Sappho
Sexual_intercourse
Homosexual woman or girl
derivative of the island of Lesbos, the Greek island home to ancient poet Sappho. Relatively little in history was documented to describe women's lives in
Lesbian
Fragment of a poem by Sappho
Sappho 44 is a fragment of a poem by the archaic Greek poet Sappho, which describes the wedding of Hector and Andromache. Preserved on a piece of papyrus
Sappho_44
Main-belt asteroid
80 Sappho (symbol: ) is a large, S-type (stony) main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by English astronomer Norman Pogson on 2 May 1864, and is named after
80_Sappho
1921 film
Sappho (also known as Mad Love) is a 1921 German silent film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Pola Negri as the title character. Alfred Abel
Sappho_(film)
Species of butterfly
Neptis sappho, the Pallas' sailer or common glider, is a nymphalid butterfly found in Central Europe, Russia, India and other parts of temperate Asia and
Neptis_sappho
1818 tragedy written by Franz Grillparzer
Sappho (1818) is a tragedy by Austrian playwright Franz Grillparzer. The plot is based on a tradition that Sappho, a poet of ancient Greece, threw herself
Sappho_(play)
Greek lyric poet
poets by the scholars of Hellenistic Alexandria. He was a contemporary of Sappho, with whom he may have exchanged poems. He was born into the aristocratic
Alcaeus
Painting by Angelica Kauffman
Sappho Inspired by Love is an oil painting on canvas of 1775 by Angelica Kauffman, now in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Florida, having
Sappho_Inspired_by_Love
1968 Swedish film
"SAPPHO DARLING - DVD-R, Something Weird Video: SAPPHO DARLING - DVD-R". www.somethingweird.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14. Sappho Darling at IMDb Sappho Darling
Sappho_Darling
Painting by Simeon Solomon
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene is an 1864 watercolour painting on paper by Simeon Solomon. The painting measures 33 cm × 38.1 cm (13.0 in × 15
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene
Sappho_and_Erinna_in_a_Garden_at_Mytilene
Class of Ancient Greek poetic form
distinct verse forms characteristic of the two great poets of Archaic Lesbos, Sappho and Alcaeus, who composed in their native Aeolic dialect. These verse forms
Aeolic_verse
Brig of the Royal Navy
HMS Sappho was a Royal Navy brig that gained public notoriety for causing a diplomatic incident over the slave trade with the United States of America
HMS_Sappho_(1837)
French painter
academic painter and sculptor. He is known for his painting of the Greek poet Sappho, made in 1877, now in the collection of the Manchester Art Gallery, in England
Charles_Mengin
Painting by Jacques-Louis David
Sappho and Phaon is an 1809 neoclassical painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David of Cupid, Sappho and her lover Phaon. It was commissioned by
Sappho_and_Phaon
English lesbian social club
Sappho was an English lesbian social club founded in 1972 by Jackie Forster and others. The club, whose namesake was the poet Sappho of Lesbos, met every
Sappho_(organisation)
Umbrella term for women loving women
sapphism. The term sapphism has been used since the 1890s, and derives from Sappho, a Greek poet whose verses included her accounts of sexual and romantic
Sapphism
Greek actress
Sapfo Notara (Greek: Σαπφώ Νοταρά; c. 1907 – June 11, 1985), born Sapfo Chandanou (Greek: Σαπφώ Χανδάνου), was a Greek actress, known for supporting capabilities
Sapfo_Notara
Most beautiful woman in Greek mythology
together. Apollodorus wrote that Paris persuaded Helen to leave with him, and Sappho argued that Helen chose to leave behind Menelaus and their daughter, Hermione
Helen_of_Troy
Racing yacht, 1867–1887
Sappho was one of two defender yachts at the second America's Cup challenge, stepping in when defender Columbia was damaged in the third race. Sappho
Sappho_(yacht)
Sappho for Equality is an organization based in Kolkata, India, working for the rights of lesbians, bisexual women, and trans men in Eastern India. It
Sappho_for_Equality
Greek mythological figure
According to Athenian Theater, Sappho fell in love with him. He lay with her but soon grew to resent her and devalue her. Sappho was so distraught with his
Phaon
Woman mentioned by Sappho
Ἀνακτορία) is a woman mentioned in the work of the ancient Greek poet Sappho. Sappho, who wrote in the late seventh and early sixth centuries BCE, names
Anactoria
Species of hummingbird
The red-tailed comet (Sappho sparganurus) is a medium-sized hummingbird belonging to tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae, the "coquettes". It is found
Red-tailed_comet
Ancient Greek female poet
century BC, though some ancient traditions have her as a contemporary of Sappho; Telos is generally considered to be her most likely birthplace, but Tenos
Erinna
Topics referred to by the same term
Sapphic or sapphic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sapphic may refer to: Sappho, Greek poet of the 7th century BC who wrote about her attraction to women
Sapphic
Poem written by Sappho
Song is a series of lines of verse attributed to the archaic Greek poet Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BC), which had been lost since antiquity until being rediscovered
Brothers_Poem
Greek writer and educator
Sappho Leontias (Greek: Σαπφώ Λεοντιάς; 1830 or 1832 – 1900) was a Cypriot writer, feminist, and educator. Sappho was born as Sappho Clerides (Σαπφώ Κληρίδη)
Sappho_Leontias
UK merchant ship 1813–1833
Sappho was launched in Whitby in 1813, and moved her registration to London in 1814. Thereafter she traded widely. She made a voyage to Bombay and one
Sappho_(1813_ship)
American singer-songwriter (born 1989)
June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2025. Robson, David (April 22, 2024). "Sappho to Taylor Swift: The 2,600-Year-Old History of 'Tortured' Poets – And Sexism"
Taylor_Swift
Ship found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872
24 Mar: HMS Defence Mar: HMS Lord Warden May: Alma Jul: Livonia 7 Sep: Sappho 19 Oct: Charkieh 22 Oct: HMS Serapis Oct: HMS Daphne 3 Dec: Terribile 5
Mary_Celeste
Portrayal of sexual subject matter
sexual representation in the fields of art and literature. The Greek poet Sappho's Ode to Aphrodite (600 BCE) is considered an earliest example of lesbian
Pornography
2002 translation of Sappho by Anne Carson
If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho is a book by the Canadian classicist and poet Anne Carson, first published in 2002. It contains a translation of the
If_Not,_Winter
HMS Sappho was a Royal Navy auxiliary yacht. She was launched in 1935 on the Clyde, and taken over by the navy early in the war. She had steam reciprocating
HMS_Sappho_(1935)
Ancient Greek poet
and from a noble family, Nossis was influenced by and claimed to rival Sappho. Eleven or twelve of her epigrams, mostly religious dedications and epitaphs
Nossis
Poem possibly written by Sappho
Alexandrian grammarian Hephaestion. It is possibly by the archaic Greek poet Sappho, and is fragment 168 B in Eva-Maria Voigt's edition of her works. It is
Midnight_poem
especially for women, but examples do exist as far back as the time of Sappho. The most common form of same-sex relationships between elite males in Greece
Homosexuality in ancient Greece
Homosexuality_in_ancient_Greece
1509–1511 fresco by Raphael
reminiscent of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, Euterpe and Sappho, who is named on a scroll she holds. Sappho is the only female poet shown, presumably identified
The_Parnassus
UK merchant ship 1810–1833
Sappho was launched in 1810 in Sunderland. She traded widely, first as a West Indiaman and later to the Baltic. She also made one voyage to India, sailing
Sappho_(1810_ship)
Cruizer-class brig-sloop HMS Sappho, and the 28-gun, Danish two-decker brig Admiral Juel, during the Gunboat War. Sappho, under the command of Captain
Action_of_2_March_1808
scholar of ancient Greek and Latin literature, especially the Archaic poet Sappho. She was Professor Emerita of Classics and Ancient History at the University
Marguerite Johnson (classicist)
Marguerite_Johnson_(classicist)
1904 book by Bliss Carman
Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics is a book of poetry by Canadian poet Bliss Carman. It was first printed in 1904 in Boston by L.C. Page. Carman's cousin, and
Sappho:_One_Hundred_Lyrics
Personification of the sky in Greek mythology
(along with Gaia) was the offspring of Nyx (Night) and Phanes. The poet Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE) was said to have made Uranus the father of Eros, by either
Uranus_(mythology)
British merchant ship and whaler (1785–1798)
Sappho was launched at Shields in 1785. She spent most of her career trading with the Baltic, though she made some voyages elsewhere, and in particular
Sappho_(1785_ship)
Country in Southeastern Europe
philosophical treatises all arose in this period. The two major lyrical poets were Sappho and Pindar. Herodotus and Thucydides are two of the most influential historians
Greece
Set of Ancient Greek dialects
widely known as the language of Sappho and of Alcaeus of Mytilene. Aeolic poetry, which is exemplified in the works of Sappho, mostly uses four classical
Aeolic_Greek
Cargo ship of the United States Navy
USS Sappho (AKA-38) was an Artemis-class attack cargo ship in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1965. Sappho (AKA-38)
USS_Sappho_(AKA-38)
Ancient Greek goddess of love
ancient Greek literature. According to many sources, like Homer's Iliad and Sappho's Ode to Aphrodite, she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. In Hesiod's Theogony
Aphrodite
Greek god and personification of the Sun
above Nyx driving away to the left and Eos to the right, and Heracles offering sacrifice at altar. Sappho painter, Greek, Attic, black-figure, ca. 500 BC
Helios
Greek goddess of the dawn
Homeric Hymn 31 to the Sun 5-6; Sappho P.Köln Inv. Nr. 21351.17. Sappho uses the Aeolic form βροδόπαχυς, brodópakhus. Sappho, fragment 6 (trans. David A.
Eos
Era in Greece from (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC)
Lucian Menander Mimnermus Panyassis Philocles Pindar Plutarch Polybius Sappho Simonides Sophocles Stesichorus Theognis Thucydides Timocreon Tyrtaeus Xenophon
Greek_Dark_Ages
American singer-songwriter (born 1994)
herself. She has released three extended plays: Immaculate Conception (2015), Sappho (2018), and Falling Out / Falling In (2023) as well as two studio albums:
Zolita
Four-line stanza form
The Sapphic stanza, named after the Ancient Greek poet Sappho, is an Aeolic verse form of four lines. Originally composed in quantitative verse and unrhymed
Sapphic_stanza
Song cycles by Killmayer
percussion. From the 1990s, he composed cycles on poems by Stéphane Mallarmé and Sappho. Returning to German romanticism he set two song cycles based on poems by
Song_cycles_(Killmayer)
Topics referred to by the same term
released in 1980 "80", a song by Green Day from their 1991 album Kerplunk! 80 Sappho, a main-belt asteroid The Eighty (Vichy France), a group of French parliamentarians
80
Danish non-partisan organization
works in support of freedom of expression. It presents an annual award, the Sappho Award. The organisation has a publishing house, Trykkefrihedsselskabets
Danish_Free_Press_Society
2nd century papyrus from ancient Egypt
the original text. A coronis is used to divide sections. Biographies of Sappho, Simonides, Aesop, Thucydides, Demosthenes, Aeschines, Thrasybulus, Hyperides
Papyrus_Oxyrhynchus_1800
Greek mythical twins
"Fragment 34". In Campbell, David A. (ed.). Sappho, Alcaeus: Greek lyric. Vol. I: Sappho and Alcaeus. doi:10.4159/DLCL.sappho_alcaeus_lyric_poet-fragments.1982
Castor_and_Pollux
Ancient Greek sculptor
idealized portrait head of Sappho survive. Both are of simple ideal type, the Sappho not strictly a portrait, since Sappho (sixth century BC) lived before
Silanion
Landform on South Georgia in the south Atlantic
given by SAE personnel in association with Maiviken. East of Mai Point, Sappho Point marks the west side of the entrance to Cumberland East Bay, on the
Thatcher_Peninsula
Ancient Greek god
from the island. This was the same rock from which, according to a legend, Sappho took her suicidal leap. Apollo fathered the Corybantes by the Muse Thalia
Apollo
Sexual activity between women
On Lesbos, Sappho partakes in cunnilingus (by Édouard-Henri Avril)
Sexual practices between women
Sexual_practices_between_women
1916 film
The Eternal Sapho (also known as A Modern Sapho and The Eternal Sappho) is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Bertram Bracken and starring Theda
The_Eternal_Sapho
Notable gay, lesbian, and queer icons
described or narrativized as gay icons by contemporary or historical media. Sappho of Lesbos was an Archaic Greek poet known for composing sentimental lyrics
List_of_gay_icons
American poet (1909–2001)
Greek-to-English translator. She is known for her elegant rendering of the works of Sappho, a translation which has never gone out of print. Paideuma: A Journal Devoted
Mary_Barnard
Poem by Catullus
54 BC). It is an adaptation of one of Sappho's fragmentary lyric poems, Sappho 31. Catullus replaces Sappho's beloved with his own beloved Lesbia. Unlike
Catullus_51
Ancient forms of the Greek language
Lesbian dialect was Aeolic. For example, fragments of the works of the poet Sappho from the island of Lesbos are in Aeolian. Most of the dialect sub-groups
Ancient_Greek
Village on Greek island of Lesbos
Archaic period and famous Greeks of antiquity that were Eressians include Sappho, Theophrastos and Phaenias of Eresus. From 1999 until 2010, Eresos and the
Eresos
Genus of butterflies
Ebrietas osyris (Staudinger, 1876) – great bentwing Ebrietas sappho Steinhauser, 1974 – Sappho bentwing Ebrietas, funet.fi Glassberg, J. (2007). A Swift
Ebrietas
2000 book by Diana McLellan
The Girls: Sappho Goes To Hollywood is a 2000 book by Diana McLellan that speculates on a romance between Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. The Observer
The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood
The_Girls:_Sappho_Goes_to_Hollywood
Capital of the Greek island of Lesbos
eastern hinterland.[citation needed] Her most famous citizens were the poets Sappho and Alcaeus and the statesman Pittacus (one of the Seven Sages of Greece)
Mytilene
Greek island in the North Aegean
"Island of the Poets", alluding to renowned native poets like Alcaeus and Sappho. The oldest artifacts found on the island may date to the late Paleolithic
Lesbos
Ancient Greek tribe
dialect of Ancient Greek most famously known for its use by poets like Sappho and Alcaeus from Lesbos, and Corinna from Boeotia. The name derives from
Aeolians
continue into the Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods. The lyric poets Sappho, Alcaeus, and Pindar were highly influential during the early development
Ancient_Greek_literature
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