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    Lesbia was the literary pseudonym used by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus (c. 82–52 BC) to refer to his lover. Lesbia is traditionally identified...
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  • Lesbia was a figure in Roman poetry. Lesbia can also refer to: Lesbia Castillo, Venezuelan politician Lesbia Harford (1891–1927), Australian poet, novelist...
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  • Catullus 5 is a passionate ode to Lesbia and one of the most famous poems by Catullus. The poem encourages lovers to scorn the snide comments of others...
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    Lesbia Harford (9 April 1891 – 5 July 1927) was an Australian poet, novelist and political activist. She was one of the first women to study law degree...
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    Catullus apologized, he invited the poet for dinner the very same day. The "Lesbia" of his poems is usually identified with Clodia Metelli, a sophisticated...
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  • Lesbia Castillo is a Venezuelan politician. She was National Assembly deputy for Carabobo from 5 January 2011 until 5 January 2016, where she was a member...
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  • Lesbia Brandon is an erotic novel written by Algernon Charles Swinburne between 1859 and 1868, but suppressed because it was considered pornographic in...
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    however, identifies Clodia with Lesbia primarily on the basis of Catullus 79.1-2: Lesbius is beautiful. Why not? And Lesbia prefers him to you and your whole...
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    which Catullus expresses his love for the woman he calls Lesbia. If Catullus's girlfriend Lesbia is, as is usually assumed, a pseudonym for Clodia the wife...
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  • Lesbia is a one-act play written by Richard Davey. The story is a comedy about the relationship between the Roman poet Catullus and his lover Lesbia. The...
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