Sappho was an ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, who lived in the 6th century BCE. She is famous for her lyric poetry, which expresses personal emotions and was meant to be sung with music. She wrote about love, friendship, family, religion, and nature. Most of her poems are lost, and only fragments survive. She was admired by many ancient writers and was considered one of the greatest poets of all time. She is also a symbol of female homosexuality, as some of her poems express love for women.