The Poetess

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The Poetess is an honorific epithet traditionally given to Sappho, the renowned ancient Greek lyric poet from the island of Lesbos, celebrated for her passionate and intimate verse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific epithet
appliedInEra modern scholarship
post-classical reception of Sappho
appliedTo Sappho NERFINISHED
associatedWithCulture Ancient Greek literature
associatedWithGenre lyric poetry
associatedWithOccupation poet
associatedWithPlace Ancient Greece NERFINISHED
Lesbos NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme intimate verse
passionate verse
connotation high poetic esteem
genderedFormOf The Poet NERFINISHED
honorificFor Sappho’s poetic stature
honorificType epithet
implies renowned female poet
language English
notableForReferringTo a lyric poet from Lesbos
refersTo Sappho NERFINISHED
refersToByReputation “the” exemplary woman poet
usedAsTitleFor Sappho in classical scholarship
Sappho in literary criticism NERFINISHED
usedInContext classical reception studies
feminist literary criticism
literary history

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Sappho hasReputation The Poetess