“ Fragment 31.” Translated by Chris Childers. As her face appears on ancient Greek coins that have survived the passage of time, scholars also believe that Sappho was a great poet during her lifetime. As well, Sappho was married to a man of wealth named Cercylas, and they had a daughter named Cleis. Few details abound about Sappho’s life, but ancient sources do indicate that she was born into a wealthy and aristocratic family and that she had three brothers. Today, all her poetry, except for one 28-line poem, exists in fragments Sappho’s complete works in their original form remain lost to the passage of time.Īccording to historical records, Sappho is likely to have spent most of her life in a town called Mytilene on the Greek island of Lesbos. Sappho, known for her lyric poetry, wrote these poems as songs accompanied by the music of the lyre. Sappho was a Greek poet who lived from 610-570 BCE.
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