Nossis

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Nossis (marble bust by F. Jerace)
Nossis (marble bust by F. Jerace)

Nossis was an ancient Greek epigrammist and poet, c. 300 BCE, who lived in Locri. Her epigrams were inspired by Sappho.

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  • Skinner, Marilyn B. "Aphrodite Garlanded: Erôs and Poetic Creativity in Sappho and Nossis". in Rabinowitz, Nancy Sorkin and Auranger, Lisa. Among Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World. University of Texas Press, Austin. 2002.
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