Sappho (disambiguation)
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Sappho
(died ca. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet.
Sappho may also refer to:
Sappho
Sappho was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Later Greeks included her in the list of nine lyric poets. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC, but little is known for certain about her life...
(died ca. 570 BC) was an ancient Greek poet.
Sappho may also refer to:
- Sappho (organisation)Sappho (organisation)Sappho was a UK lesbian social group founded in 1972 by Jackie Forster and others.Taking its name from the poet Sappho, it was both a social group, meeting at The Chepstow public house in London's Notting Hill every Tuesday, and also a long-running magazine until 1981, Sappho was one of the early...
, a lesbian social group in the United Kingdom which published the magazine Sappho until 1981 - 80 Sappho80 Sappho80 Sappho is a quite large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Norman Pogson on May 2, 1864, and is named after Sappho, the Greek poet.-References:...
, an asteroid named after the ancient Greek poet - Sappho (genus), a hummingbird genus
Places
- Sappho, WashingtonSappho, WashingtonSappho is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. The town is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and Washington Route 113, in a largely forested area, and features parks and recreational facilities....
, an unincorporated community in the state of Washington in the United States - Sappho PointSappho PointSappho Point is a headland which marks the west side of the entrance to Cumberland East Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. Probably first sighted by the British expedition under Cook which explored the north coast of South Georgia in 1775. Named for HMS Sappho, British ship used in charting...
, a headland on the island of South Georgia
Ships
- HMS SapphoHMS SapphoFour ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sappho, after the Ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho. Two more were planned but one was canceled and one received a different name before launching:...
, the name of several warships of the British Royal Navy - USS SapphoUSS SapphoUSS Sappho has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:*USS Sappho , a transport in commission from 1918 to 1919*USS Sappho , an attack cargo ship in commission from 1945 to 1946...
, the name of more than one United States Navy ship
Dramatic works
- Sappho (film), a 1921 German silent filmSilent filmA silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
directed by Dimitri Buchowetski and starring Pola NegriPola NegriPola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
and Alfred AbelAlfred AbelAlfred Abel was a German film actor, director, and producer. He appeared in over 140 silent and sound films between 1913 and 1938... - Sappho (play)Sappho (play)-Plot:The plot is based on a tradition that Sappho, a poet of ancient Greece, threw herself from the high Lesbian cliffs into the sea when she found that her love for the youth Phaon was unrequited, and that he preferred her maid, named Melitta in the play, to her....
, an 1818 play by Austrian playwright Franz Grillparzer
See also
- Sapho (disambiguation)
- SaffòSaffòSaffò is an opera in three acts by Giovanni Pacini on a libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on a play by Franz Grillparzer, after the legend of the ancient Greek poetess Sappho.-Performance history:...
, 1840 opera by Giovanni Pacini - Saffo (disambiguation)