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Didn't Sappho created lesbianism?


9 posted on 06/25/2005 7:02:15 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I was reading this to my wife and got to "Sappho - writing on the isle of Lesbos" and I joked to my wife, is that where the term Lesbian came from? Then I continued, "apparently for a court of younger women - is treated as the patron saint of love between women". I said, oh. We just looked at each other with that silly embarassed look.


16 posted on 06/25/2005 7:21:22 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (never surrender, this is for the kids)
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Didn't Sappho created lesbianism?

I'm not sure she created it. But yeah, I think she's associated with it. She wrote on the island of Lesbos, where the term comes from.

20 posted on 06/25/2005 8:09:14 PM PDT by 68skylark
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"Didn't Sappho create lesbianism?"

No, that was Satan.


32 posted on 06/25/2005 11:34:10 PM PDT by dsc
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