Sappho was a renowned poet from ancient Greece, specifically the island of Lesbos.
Sappho is notable for being synonymous with same-sex romance (the words sapphic and lesbian come from her name and the name of her homeland), and remains one of the most recognizable names in modern times among ancient greek artists. Despite her significant fame both then and now, very little of Sappho's poetry actually survived, and historical records about her are similarly sparse.
In fact, just one complete poem of Sappho's has survived to this day. The remainder of her works that can be read today have been pieced together by experts in various disciplines, relying on other records from around the same time and region, oral traditions, and much more. Some of these were mostly complete, while others attempts at recreating/restoring a poem start with as little as a few words from the original source. In terms of her appearance, we suspect her hair may have been dark. Nothing else is known. Portraits of Sappho are reimaginings or interpretations of the famed poet.
In some ways, her continued renown--in spite of having her art lost to history--can be seen as a testament to the strength of her reputation and her skill as a poet. At the same time, the academic study around Sappho can also be seen as a fascinating microcosm of how we interact with art and history. The historical record is never seen with the (metaphorical) naked eye; sometimes we are simply more conscious of the (metaphorical) lens than others.
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How is it not brought up that roe being overturned is directly the Obama admins fault for failing to get Garland confirmed? Everyone saying it was the voters fault for failing Hillary is missing the point that the stakes for that election were set by Obama’s failures
Obama, even moreso than Hillary, can never fail. Nothing he did or does can ever be wrong, he can only be wronged. Especially since he actually succeeded, and was president for the alotted amount of time. He is the ultimate meritocrat, and thus, he is the most perfect of all democrats.
Democrats can't fail, they can only be failed
obama needed garland AND rbg needed to die sooner/step down this 6-3 conservative majority is pretty fucking bleak
Agreed but both should justifiably still be blamed on the Obama admins shit judicial strategy
Agreed
Just think of how perfect it would have been if girl boss Hillary got to confirm a new woman Justice after rbg. It would have been one for the history books. We lost that bc we didn’t vote and that’s the real tragedy smh
Most conversations about fault are kind of a waste of time IMO. It should be monumentally clear to even the most steadfast of libs that our political institutions don't fucking work at all. It doesn't matter how much you grease the gears, at this point the machine can't be unfucked.
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unless it makes them really mad and is funny, of course.