<p>In the third episode of <em>Among the Ancients</em>, Emily and Tom move from epic to lyric, with the poems of Sappho, or what remains of them. They consider what we know, and don’t know, about her life, and how her poetry challenges the heroic tradition, both in its subversion of Homeric ideas of war and&nbsp;<em>nostos</em>, and in its playful use of language.</p><br><p>Non-subscribers can only hear extracts from most of the episodes in this series. To listen in full, and to all our other Close Readings series, subscribe:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://lrb.me/ataapple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps: <a href="https://lrb.me/atasignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><br><p>Further reading in the LRB:</p><br><p>Emily Wilson:</p><p><a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v26/n01/emily-wilson/tongue-breaks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http...