person
Lesbia
also: Clodia, the girl, my girl
The pseudonym for the poet's beloved, the dominant figure of the collection; identified in antiquity with Clodia of the patrician Claudii. The name honors Sappho of Lesbos.
Reading notes
- The Poems §5 Lesbia
The poet's beloved, named for Sappho of Lesbos; identified in antiquity with Clodia of the patrician Claudii.