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Sappho (640-570 B.C.)

06/11/2019 06/11/2021 / By booksofart / Sappho / classicism, female poets

Sappho was an Archaic Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, known for her lyric poetry. In ancient times she was given names such as the “Tenth Muse” and “The Poetess”. Most of Sappho’s poetry has survived only in fragmentary form.

Sappho (Saffo) – To Andrómeda
Sappho (Saffo)- Venite al tempio sacro delle vergini / Come to me here from Crete
Sappho (Saffo) – Eros ha scosso la mia mente / Eros shook my mind
Sappho (Saffo)- O mia Gongila / I beg you, Gongyla
Sappho (Saffo)- Sento arrivare la morte / Honestly, I wish I were dead
Sappho (Saffo)- Una volta ero presa di te, Attide / I loved you, Atthis, long ago
Sappho (Saffo) – Ermes, io lungamente ti ho invocato / Hermes entered, the guide of souls
Pseudo-Saffo – Cosa c’è in fondo ai tuoi occhi
Sappho (Saffo)- Quale dolce mela / Like a sweet-apple
Pseudo-Saffo – Rapita nello specchio dei tuoi occhi
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