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'''Sappho''' (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] poet from the island of [[Lesbos]] known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung and accompanied by a lyre. She was counted among the {{Wiki|Nine Lyric Poets}} along the likes of [[Keos|Cean]] [[Bacchylides]] and [[Thebes, Greece|Thebian]] [[Pindar]].
'''Sappho''' (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) was a poet from the [[Greece|Greek]] island of [[Lesbos]] known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung and accompanied by a lyre. She was counted among the {{Wiki|Nine Lyric Poets}} along the likes of [[Bacchylides]] and [[Pindar]].


==Influence and legacy==
==Influence and legacy==
===5th century BCE===
During the 5th century BCE, the [[Sappho School|school]] Sappho established in her home town of [[Mytilene]] was still in use.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
During the 5th century BCE the [[Sappho School|school]] Sappho established in her home town of [[Mytilene]] was still in use.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


===1st century BCE===
During the 1st century BCE, some of Sappho's works were kept in the [[Library of Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
During the 1st century BCE some of Sappho's works were kept in the [[Library of Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Revision as of 04:45, 4 May 2019


Sappho (c. 630 – c. 570 BCE) was a poet from the Greek island of Lesbos known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung and accompanied by a lyre. She was counted among the Nine Lyric Poets along the likes of Bacchylides and Pindar.

Influence and legacy

During the 5th century BCE, the school Sappho established in her home town of Mytilene was still in use.[1]

During the 1st century BCE, some of Sappho's works were kept in the Library of Alexandria in Egypt.[2]

Appearances

References