JemmyCommon Sappho W
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Explanation: Sappho of Lesbos was an ancient Greek poet - and the only of the ‘classic’ great Greek poets who was a woman - whose name and origin spawned two words for female same-sex attraction! ‘Sapphic’ and ‘lesbian’, for those who are unaware.
Her poetry often addresses desire, and while due to transmission and loss of sources, there is some debate over whether she was lesbian or bisexual, it was accepted at least as far back as Roman interpretations that Sappho of Lesbos, as a person and not just a poetic persona, loved the ladies.
Leaving a gay mark on history for thousands of years, slay queen 😭🙏
Are there any accounts about her outside of her own poetry?
Some scattered mentions of her life by other authors and later treatments, but nothing contemporary.
must mention that she said to have an husband, Cercylas of Andros, likely a joke as that name translates to “Dick of Man”.
Imagine telling a joke that people are still falling for thousands of years later.
Yuri Island?
Haruhi island
You’re so gay you probably think this song is about you
You probably think that you’re gayer than me.
Greek WLW from the island of Lesbos must have such an easy time getting dates. I kinda feel bad for the cishet Lesbian men, though. But hey, they probably have some awesome jokes.
From some old documentaries, they hate it. especially the homophobic ones, which is hilarious.
Also someon Reddit mentioned a lot Lesbians come to Ayvalık for shopping and a few people were confused as why.