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Sappho is the first known female in the European literary tradition, one of only a few women poets we know from antiquity...and the o-g lesbian (or rather, where the word "lesbian" originates from). While much of Sappho's work was destroyed, with only one full poem, "Ode to Aphrodite," remaining, she is considered one of the best poets of all time, known as both the "Tenth Muse" and "the Poetess." Despite her first-person, female-loving poetry, some scholars have fought against the popular image of Sappho as a lover of women, and still do today.In this investigative podcast, we will delve into the truth and controversy of Sappho's life, the Isle of Lesbos, and homosexuality in ancient Greece. Was Kerkylas of Andros (translation: "Penis of Man") Sappho's husband, or a wink to her known love of women? Did she really have a daughter named Kleos or was she her young lover?Collaborating with academic experts in the fields of poetry, queer studies, and Ancient Greece, we will untangle the life of Sappho while relating the importance of her work and sexuality in modern times.