Lesbos) and the word sapphic with the same meaning comes from the name of an ancient Greek poetess (i.e. The ancient Greeks have a longstanding reputation in modern culture for their alleged tolerance of homosexuality-a reputation that has been so thoroughly ingrained that a common euphemism for the word homosexuality itself is “Greek love.” Additionally, the modern English word lesbian, referring to a female homosexual, comes directly from the name of a Greek island (i.e.
