Sappho
Also known as: Lesbian Sappho · Family: Greek · Role: poet · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 25
In Book 1, Chapter 25, Anacreon is described as “the first after Lesbian Sappho who wrote erotic poetry mainly.” In Chapter 29, a comparison is made between the titles of Artemis and lines of Sappho.
In Book 9, Chapter 27, Sappho is said to have sung many things about Eros that do not harmonize with one another. In Chapter 29, she is said to have learned the name Œtolinus from Pamphus and to sing of Adonis and Œtolinus together; the same account connects her with Linus.
Relationship record
Book 1 · Chapter 25
- with Anacreon (Anacreon is described as the first poet after Sappho in this respect.) “the first after Lesbian Sappho who wrote erotic poetry mainly”
Book 1 · Chapter 29
- with Artemis (interaction) “I suppose these titles have the same reference as the lines of Sappho”
Book 9 · Chapter 27
- with Eros (interaction) “And the Lesbian Sappho has sung many things about Eros which do not harmonize with one another.”
Book 9 · Chapter 29
- with Pamphus (Sappho learned the name Œtolinus from Pamphus.) “And the Lesbian Sappho, having learnt from Pamphus this name of Œtolinus, sings of Adonis and Œtolinus together.”
- with Linus (Sappho sang of Linus under the name Œtolinus.) “And the Lesbian Sappho, having learnt from Pamphus this name of Œtolinus, sings of Adonis and Œtolinus together.”
- with Adonis (interaction) “And the Lesbian Sappho, having learnt from Pamphus this name of Œtolinus, sings of Adonis and Œtolinus together.”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.