Thursday, March 26, 2009

Why was Sappho's work systematically destroyed by later Christian censors?

I understand it was very similar to the same themes expressed by Homer.





Was Homer%26#039;s work also destroyed on purpose? So was it the homoerotic edge or was it the fact that it was by a female?
Why was Sappho%26#039;s work systematically destroyed by later Christian censors?
Jim the Fee, responding


She/he was a proponent of free and open homosexuality.


As a Lesbian Sappho%26#039;s works were no.1 on the censors


%26quot;hit list%26quot; and they hit very hard!!


Homer%26#039;s work was certainly suspect because the Greek%26#039;s and the Roman%26#039;s all seemed to indulge in a little homosexual encounters and of course that made the writings of Homer a


bit more suspect that some of the other Greek philosophers.


His works were modified a bit, but not destroyed. ( I think you would call that censorship - which was their work don%26#039;t you see?!?!)

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