Sappho

American  

[saf-oh] / ˈsæf oʊ /

noun

1. c620–c565 b.c., Greek poet, born in Lesbos.

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Sappho British  

/ ˈsæfəʊ /

noun

1. 6th century _bc , Greek lyric poetess of Lesbos

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Sappho Cultural  

1. An ancient Greek poet known for her love lyrics.

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The word lesbian is derived from the island of Lesbos, the birthplace of Sappho, who was a homosexual.

Example Sentences

Koyel Ghosh, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, is the managing trustee of Sappho for Equality, the first Lesbian-Bisexual-Transmasculine people rights collective in eastern India that started two decades ago.

From BBC

“After Sappho” accomplishes what only the most generous art can: It makes a more perfect world out of the imperfections of our own.

From Washington Post

If women’s lib is commonly thought to have progressed in successive wavelets over the better part of a century, “After Sappho” wants to rewrite that linear story into a swirl — not waves but eddies.

From Los Angeles Times

Single names — “Apollo,” “Venus,” “Sappho,” “Catullus” — evoke entire mythologies, whole bodies of literature.

From Washington Post

These poems resurrect an eclectic cast of characters, from Sappho to James Baldwin, to reflect on the poet’s vital yet unanswerable question: “What disaster will I deliver to my daughter?”

From New York Times