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Sappho

630 BC - 570 BC

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Sappho (; Ancient Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess". Most of Sappho's poetry is now lost, and what is not has mostly survived in fragmentary form; only the Ode to Aphrodite is certainly complete. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sappho is the 77th most popular writer (down from 52nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Greece (down from 20th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Writer.

Sappho was an ancient Greek poet, renowned for her lyric poetry that expressed deep emotions, particularly love and desire, often directed toward women. Her work, though mostly surviving in fragments, has made her an enduring symbol of female creativity and LGBTQ+ identity throughout history.

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Among writers, Sappho ranks 77 out of 7,302. Before her are Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Frost, Romain Rolland, Charles Perrault, Umberto Eco, and Giacomo Casanova. After her are Toni Morrison, George R. R. Martin, Lord Byron, Nikolai Gogol, D. H. Lawrence, and Daniel Defoe.

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Among people born in 630 BC, Sappho ranks 2. Before her is Nebuchadnezzar II. After her are Jehoahaz of Judah, Stesichorus, and Amytis of Media. Among people deceased in 570 BC, Sappho ranks 1. After her is Pittacus of Mytilene.

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Among people born in Greece, Sappho ranks 25 out of 1,024. Before her are Aeschylus (-525), Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Philip II of Macedon (-382), and Kösem Sultan (1590). After her are Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Draco (-650), Spartacus (-109), Xenophon (-430), and Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Sappho ranks 6. Before her are Homer (-800), Sophocles (-497), Aristophanes (-448), Euripides (-480), and Aeschylus (-525). After her are Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Arion (-700), and Archilochus (-680).

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