... had, I am English with no background in Greek what so ever. Therefore I have to rely on the English translation. Once written in English however, Sappho's poetry becomes different, as the English words introduce sounds that are not able to rhyme or "flow" as the Greek ones could. Her poetry then ... , which she kept confined to the theme of "erotic passion as experienced within the context of a close knit circle of friends". As I previously said, Sappho's poems are written, for the most part, about her relationships with women. This has made her a cause for speculation in today's society...

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... have been blind. In any case, he wrote the two most famous pieces of Greek literature, the Iliad and the Odyssey, making him one of the most prestigious writers ever. Sappho lived on the island of Lesbos. Legend says she was an ugly prostitute who committed suicide by throwing herself off of a cliff. She wrote nearly five hundred poems, and was ... . Most of her poetry was destroyed, but a few were found in an Egyptian trash site, and later, more were discovered to have been used to stuff a crocodile and wrap a mummy. Sappho did have a group of girls as her students and admirers of her w...

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