Founded a school for girls, to whom she wrote romantic love poems. Sappho of Lesbos (c.620-c.560 BC) Greek poet The first writer of lyric poetry, which survives only in fragments. Famous for his friendship with Jonathan (son of King Saul), whose early death he lamented: 'Thy love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love for women.'
c.1010-971/961 BC) Slayer of Goliath, musician and military leader. 2450 BC) Egyptian overseers of manicurists in the royal palace Buried in joint tomb in Saqqara provided by Pharaoh Niusere, wall paintings depict them in intimate embrace, describe them as 'Joined in life and joined in death.'ĭavid (10th cent. The Great Queers of History Compiled by Rictor Norton
