In 1894 a German archaeologist discovered the poetry of Bilitis, a Greek contemporary of Sappho’s. There was just one problem
Arts & Letters Daily • 1/14/2026
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In 1894, a German archaeologist discovered the poetry of Bilitis, a Greek contemporary of Sappho. There was one problem with this discovery.
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