Probably orphaned at age six, this lyric poet went into exile in Sicily thanks to the political activities of a close relative, Cercolas of Andros.
Probably orphaned at age six, this lyric poet went into exile in Sicily thanks to the political activities of a close relative, Cercolas of Andros. More than 10,000 lines of varied form and complex meters have been left behind, possibly bolstered by collaborations with Alcaeus, but among all the fragments in this massive body of work, only one complete poem exists today. For ten points, name this 7th century BCE Lesbian who legendarily flung herself into the sea when rejected by Phaon, and whose best-known work, "fragment 31," was translated by Catullus nearly 500 years after her death.
Probably orphaned at age six, this lyric poet went into exile in Sicily thanks to the political activities of a close relative, Cercolas of Andros.
{Sappho }