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Sappho had at least two brothers, Larichus and Charaxus, and may have had a third. A fragment from Sappho that is dedicated to Charaxus has survived. One of her poems mentions a daughter named Cleis or Claïs. According to legend, Sappho was married to Cercylas, a wealthy man from the island of Andros.

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