... preserved from the past were written by upper class men for their own edification. A few fragments of women's writing exist, including lines from Sappho's poetry. Controversy surrounds the interpretation of these and other artifactual evidence, and thus how women were viewed. For instance, many of the Greek ... necessary. Originally, Delphi was the site of worship to the ancient Greek mother goddess, Gaia. The most famous woman in ancient Greece was Sappho, the celebrated late seventh century, b.c.e. poet from Lesbos. We know very little about her life. Presumably she was married as she ...

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... . Terpander was followed later in the 7th century BC by the great poets of Lesbos. Alcaeus treated political, religious, and personal themes in his lyrics and invented the Alcaic strophe. Sappho, the greatest woman poet of ancient Greece, invented the Sapphic strophe and wrote also in other lyric forms. Her poems of love and friendship are among the most finely wrought ... ...

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