Add to ORKGThe gods are a constant presence in the world of early Greek poetry, and Sappho’s work is no exception. Sappho’s presentation of the gods draws on tradition, as we see her reworking the tropes of religious poetry or epic to create a relationship with the divine that suits her persona and interests. Since desire is the primary theme of her poetry, it is not surprising that the central deity in her work is Aphrodite, and this chapter begins by exploring the complex and personal relationship that Sappho constructs with this goddess. However, Aphrodite is not the only god in Sappho’s poetry, and her treatment of the rest of the pantheon has been less thoroughly treated. The second part of the chapter examines the relationship Sappho constructs ...
The public image of Aphrodisias was dominated by the city’s eponymous goddess. A different expressio...
BACKGROUND Sappho is an Ancient Greek poetess, whose poetry is well known in western literature...
Item does not contain fulltextSappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs ...
Sappho’s ancient biography is covered in addition to the post-classical accounts of her life, which ...
Epic language is employed at times by all the early Greek lyric poets. In the case of Sappho, epicis...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
The paper gives a new reading of Sappho's controversial and almost obscure fr. 1. It focuses on the ...
Sappho of Lesbos wrote poems of desire and love, existing today mostly in fragments. Despite the sca...
Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island o...
One of the two new poems of Sappho published in 2014, the so-called Kypris poem, is neither an entir...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Kali Rainwater(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Kali Rainwater(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2...
The public image of Aphrodisias was dominated by the city’s eponymous goddess. A different expressio...
The public image of Aphrodisias was dominated by the city’s eponymous goddess. A different expressio...
BACKGROUND Sappho is an Ancient Greek poetess, whose poetry is well known in western literature...
Item does not contain fulltextSappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs ...
Sappho’s ancient biography is covered in addition to the post-classical accounts of her life, which ...
Epic language is employed at times by all the early Greek lyric poets. In the case of Sappho, epicis...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
Greek literature frequently associates female beauty with clothing and jewellery. In addition, the c...
The paper gives a new reading of Sappho's controversial and almost obscure fr. 1. It focuses on the ...
Sappho of Lesbos wrote poems of desire and love, existing today mostly in fragments. Despite the sca...
Sappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs around 600 BCE on the island o...
One of the two new poems of Sappho published in 2014, the so-called Kypris poem, is neither an entir...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Kali Rainwater(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2...
(Statement of Responsibility) by Kali Rainwater(Thesis) Thesis (B.A.) -- New College of Florida, 2...
The public image of Aphrodisias was dominated by the city’s eponymous goddess. A different expressio...
The public image of Aphrodisias was dominated by the city’s eponymous goddess. A different expressio...
BACKGROUND Sappho is an Ancient Greek poetess, whose poetry is well known in western literature...
Item does not contain fulltextSappho, the earliest and most famous Greek woman poet, sang her songs ...