When Sappho lived in the Archaic period of Ancient Greece, writing was still a newfangled technology. Poems were written to be sung, and Sappho would likely have performed her work, accompanied by ...

The term derives from Sappho, a lyrical poet who lived in ancient Greece and created verses about pursuing women lovers that were rich in sensuality and nostalgia — and even libertine at times ...

Sappho was a poet whose work was held to great acclaim by ... One of the most famous stories of women in ancient Greece was a society of warrior women known as the Amazons. Unfortunately, very little ...

Ancient Greek poet Sappho, who Plato proclaimed the Tenth Muse, inspired the adjective for media around women loving women. She pioneered an eponymous meter favored by Horace, too.

Plaster casts of an ancient Greek bust of Sappho, the poetess, are created in a workshop just south of Athens, Greece. The replicas are destined for museum gift shops around the country.

Ancient Greek poet Sappho gave powerful expression to female desire (Credit: Getty Images) Historical accounts from the ancient world tend to reveal the cloistered nature of women's lives.