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ANCIENT GREEK SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS CHALLENGED TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES

Historical Lesbians
The term "lesbian" is used to describe people who identify themselves as women and are attracted to other women. It has been used for centuries, but it wasn't until recently...

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UNCOVERING THE RICH HISTORY OF SAMESEX RELATIONSHIPS: FROM ANCIENT GREECE TO MODERN TIMES

The term "lesbian" comes from the Greek island of Lesbos, where Sappho, a poet who lived around 600 BC, wrote poems that expressed love for women.
Lesbians have existed throughout history and...

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HOW DID THE NAME LESBIAN ORIGINATE FROM THE WORKS OF SAPPHO AND ITS CONNECTION TO GREEK MYTHOLOGY?

The word "lesbian" was coined by King Charax of Sparta after reading the work of Sappho, the famed poet who lived on the island of Lesbos during the time of classical Greece. In her poetry, Sappho...

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