Sappho and Erinna Sweatshirt

Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene Simeon Solomon, 1864 The picture depicts Sappho embracing her fellow poet Erinna in a garden at Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho was born at Lesbos in approximately 612BC. After a period of exile in Sicily she returned to the island and was at the centre of a community of young women devoted to Aphrodite and the Muses. Sappho wrote nine books of poetry, of which only fragments survive. The principal subject of her work is the joy and frustration of love and the most complete surviving poem is an invocation to the goddess Aphrodite to help her in her relationship with a woman. A sturdy and warm sweatshirt bound to keep you warm in the colder months. A pre-shrunk, classic fit sweatshirt that's made with air-jet spun yarn for a soft feel and reduced pilling. • Cotton Poly Blend • Classic fit • Air-jet spun yarn with a soft feel and reduced pilling • Double-needle stitched collar, shoulders, armholes, cuffs, and hem Size guide IN S M