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Hymn to Aphrodite by Sappho

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Name: Sappho
Birth Date: c. 625 B.C.
Death Date: 570 B.C.
Place of Birth: Lesbos
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Female
Occupations: poet

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Biography of Sappho
828 words, approx. 2.8 pages
Sappho (ca. 625-570 BC), a Greek lyric poet, was the greatest female poet of antiquity. Her vivid, emotional manner of writing influenced poets through the ages, and her special quality of intimacy has great appeal to modern poetic tastes. The poetry of...
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Biography of Sappho
2315 words, approx. 7.7 pages
The greatest importance of Sappho in literary history has been her contribution toward the definition of the lyric genre. While her early date and her gender guaranteed her a position of major significance, it was her brilliant creativity that made her a...
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Biography of Sappho
2274 words, approx. 7.6 pages
The greatest importance of Sappho in literary history has been her contribution toward the definition of the lyric genre. While her early date and her gender guaranteed her a position of major significance, it was her brilliant creativity that made her a...


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The Modern Language Review
Mythologicum ou interpretation allegorique de l'Odyssee X-XII et de l'Hymne a Aphrodite.(Review)(Brief Article)
10/01/2001: 438 words, approx. 2 pages
Mythologicum ou interpretation allegorique de l'Odyssee X-XII et de l'Hymne a Aphrodite. Ed. and trans. by PHILIP FORD. (Travaux d'Humanisme et Renaissance, 338) Geneve: Droz. 2000. xxx + 178 pp. 77.70 SwF. Given the importance of allegory in poetry of the French Renaissance,...
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Mail on Sunday
Are You An Aphrodite?
10/24/2004: 839 words, approx. 3 pages
Or an Artemis, or a Demeter? Whether you're a sensualist, free spirit or earth mother, discover your true inner goddess by completing our divine quiz. After all, what woman doesn't want to be feted and worshipped? But remember: fearless, wise and alluring as these...
 


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