Sappho
Archaic Greece
Sapphos, a notable ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. - AsNotedIn
Sapphos, a notable ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. - AsNotedIn
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
-630/00/00 | Sappho is born into a wealthy family from the island of Lesbos sometime around 630 BC. | Born | Lesvos | North Aegean Region, GR | |||
-570/00/00 | Sappho may have killed herself by jumping off the Leucadian cliffs on the southwestern tip of the Greek island of Lefkada. | Died | Ionian Islands, GR |
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