Porphyrio on Sappho, In Hor. Ep. 1.19.28

"mascula" autem "Saffo” vel quia in poetico studio est [incluta], in quo saepius viri, vel quia tribas diffamatur fuisse.

--Porphyrio in Hor. Epist. 1.19.28

 

Sappho is called “manly” because either a) she’s famous for her poetry, something that men are more likely to do, or b) because she is known to be a lesbian (tribas).

PORPHYRIO	MAP:
Name:  Pomponius Porphyrion Date:  2nd century CE Works:  Commentarii in Horatium Flaccum	REGION  UNKNOWN
BIO:	Timeline:
Little is known about Porphyrio, but it is suspected that he lived during the 2nd century CE. The only work of this author that is still extant is his commentaries on the poetry of the Roman poet Horace.	AGE OF CONFLICT