 A restored fresco from Pompeii that many believe depicts Sappho. | Cape Lefkada features a towering white cliff jutting into the sea, and has inspired many ancient myths. Lovers and tragic figures throughout the ages are said to have thrown themselves from the craggy heights. The death of Sappho is the best known. According to legend, Sappho died after throwing herself from the Cape, forlorn after a beautiful sea god named Phaon rejected her love. Some versions of the myth of Aphrodite and Adonis end with the goddess of love jumping off its heights after hearing of her lover’s death. Due to her status as a goddess, she did not die, and landed in the water unharmed. |
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