Sappho_ The Poetess - a powerpoint of who she was

Sappho would be considered heretical in that time period, considering how she was a homosexual women with political views. She still managed to uphold her legacy, despite all of the hardships she was bound to go through. Sappho is considered one of the most well-respected lyric poets, despite being a women and the fact that a lot of her poetry has been lost over the centuries. She also is an icon for many lesbian women today, adding to her legacy.
Most, if not all, of Sappho’s poems were about homosexuality and romantic love between woman.
Sappho’s work was criticized and was sometimes written
down in history as from the perspective of a man or was mistranslated to be about a man, even though the original text was not.
Part of the reason that Sappho lived the life she did is because she lived in Lesbos, and not Athens or Sparta, as Lesbos held a higher regard for women
then the rest of Greece.
It is said that Sappho had been married to a Kerkylas of Andros, but considering how she was a outspoken homosexual, this is likely a rumor that could’ve been started by Sappho herself.
Sappho endured many hardships during her life. One of such hardships was how she got exiled to Sicily twice solely because of her political views.
Sappho would be considered heretical in that time period, considering how she was a homosexual women with political views. She still managed to uphold her legacy, despite all of the hardships she was bound to go through. Sappho is considered one of the most well-respected lyric poets, despite being a women and the fact that a lot of her poetry has been lost over the centuries. She also is an icon for many lesbian women today, adding to her legacy.
Most, if not all, of Sappho’s poems were about homosexuality and romantic love between woman.
Sappho’s work was criticized and was sometimes written
down in history as from the perspective of a man or was mistranslated to be about a man, even though the original text was not.
Part of the reason that Sappho lived the life she did is because she lived in Lesbos, and not Athens or Sparta, as Lesbos held a higher regard for women
then the rest of Greece.
It is said that Sappho had been married to a Kerkylas of Andros, but considering how she was a outspoken homosexual, this is likely a rumor that could’ve been started by Sappho herself.
Sappho endured many hardships during her life. One of such hardships was how she got exiled to Sicily twice solely because of her political views.
Sappho would be considered heretical in that time period, considering how she was a homosexual women with political views. She still managed to uphold her legacy, despite all of the hardships she was bound to go through. Sappho is considered one of the most well-respected lyric poets, despite being a women and the fact that a lot of her poetry has been lost over the centuries. She also is an icon for many lesbian women today, adding to her legacy.
Most, if not all, of Sappho’s poems were about homosexual

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2. Childhood: Sappho was born to a wealthy family on the island of Lesbos, Greece. She had at least 2 brothers, Charaxus and Larichus, and may have had a third, Erigyius. Schooling: Not much is known about Sappho’s childhood or schooling, but we know that she was raised learning how to play the lyre and might have opened an academy for unmarried women. Date of Birth: Around 615 BCE Date of death: Around 560 BCE She had a daughter named Cleis. Known as “The Poetess” and “the tenth Muse”. Although she is best remembered for her poetry, much of it is lost. Biography

3. Hardships Sappho endured many hardships during her life. One of such hardships was how she got exiled to Sicily twice solely because of her political views. Accomplishments Along with her hardships, Sappho also had many accomplishments. She has had statues erected in her honor, coins minted with her name and face on them, and has had 2 words based off of her, “sapphic” and “lesbian”. The word sapphic comes from her name and the word lesbian comes from Lesbos, her homeland.

4. Hero Characteristics Sappho would be considered heretical in that time period, considering how she was a homosexual women with political views. She still managed to uphold her legacy, despite all of the hardships she was bound to go through. Heroism Sappho is considered one of the most well-respected lyric poets, despite being a women and the fact that a lot of her poetry has been lost over the centuries. She also is an icon for many lesbian women today, adding to her legacy

5. Fun Facts Most, if not all, of Sappho’s poems were about homosexuality and romantic love between woman. It is said that Sappho had been married to a Kerkylas of Andros, but considering how she was a outspoken homosexual, this is likely a rumor that could’ve been started by Sappho herself. Sappho’s work was criticized and was sometimes written down in history as from the perspective of a man or was mistranslated to be about a man, even though the original text was not. Part of the reason that Sappho lived the life she did is because she lived in Lesbos, and not Athens or Sparta, as Lesbos held a higher regard for women then the rest of Greece.