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"Some say an army on horseback, some say on foot, and some say ships are the most beautiful things on this black earth, but I say it is whatever you love." Sappho obviously thought that beauty was something to be sought out, and she states here that love is the most beautiful thing of all. Sappho's love is about beauty, desire, and sacrifice. She speaks of epic loves, gods and goddesses, and her own feelings. Throughout her poetry Sappho continues a theme of love and beauty. She clearly deems love to be just as, if not more, important than courage in battle, or even one's responsibilities in other areas of life. From what we can see of her life through her poetry, Sappho's world is indeed based on love; love of friends, lovers, gods and goddesses, family, and the beauty of the world and the things in it.
Sappho loves love. One of her poems is a prayer to Aphrodite, asking the goddess to come and help her in her love life. She seems to be involved, in this poem, in a......

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