Saturday, May 16, 2009

Sappho (fl. c. 610-c.580 B.C.)

Greek poetess, who lived on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is the most famous female poet of antiquity, but only incomplete poems and fragments remain of her work. Most of Sappho's love poems were addressed to women. The Greek philosopher Plato called her the tenth Muse. more

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous6:59 AM

    Interesting bit of history and background on your heroine character, Peggy. I assume you discovered lots of stuff like this when doing your research for your novels?

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