Sappho
c. 630–c. 570 BCE
Greek lyric poet from Lesbos.
Sappho (c. 630–c. 570 BCE) was a poet, born in Lesbos and died in Lefkada.
- Known as
- Poet
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- c. 630 BCE, Lesbos
- Died
- c. 570 BCE, Lefkada
Alive at the same time as Sappho
- Jeremiah c. 650–c. 570 BCE, prophet
- Nebuchadnezzar II c. 642–562 BCE, king
- Thales of Miletus c. 624–c. 546 BCE, philosopher
- Aesop c. 620–c. 564 BCE, fabulist
- Cyrus the Great c. 600–530 BCE, king
- Mahavira 599–527 BCE, spiritual leader
- Laozi c. 571–c. 471 BCE, philosopher
Portrait: Marie-Lan Nguyen, Public domain.
