Poet of Lesbos Crossword Clue

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Poet of Lesbos Crossword Answer

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

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LESBOS (noun)
1. an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry
POET (noun)
1. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

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