butch, dike, dyke - offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

gay, homo, homosexual - someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex

Lesbos, Lesvos, Mytilene - an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry

Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece

Alcaeus - Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)

Sappho - the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC)

homosexual - sexually attracted to members of your own sex