Associations to the word «Sappho»

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.

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