Associations to the word «Sappho»

Wiktionary

SAPPHO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae   — the red-tailed comet.
SAPPHO, proper noun. An Ancient Greek female name, particularly borne by a poetess from Lesbos who lived between 630 and 570 BC (exact dates unknown).
SAPPHO, proper noun. (astronomy) Short for 80 Sappho, a main belt asteroid.

Dictionary definition

SAPPHO, noun. The Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC).

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca