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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:26 Sappho: The Original Lesbian
05:32 Who was Sappho?
11:02 Compulsory Heterosexuality
14:20 Iconography
17:08 Natalie Barney
19:36 Conclusion
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Historians are always like "THERE HAS TO BE A HETEROSEXUAL EXPLANATION FOR THIS."
There really isn't
Historians: *frantically searching for anything VAUGELY straight* c'moon *c'moon*
"Oh my god, they were roommates"
And yet... There somehow never is...
In a good way or a bad way
Homophobic historians claiming Sappho was straight is simultaneously so hilarious and so infuriating.
That’s why they gave her Penis, from the island of men. The manliest man, a man with a penis from man Island could be 😅😂
It was the original gal with pals and why reddit has a community called sappho and her friend/pal
The way historians and academia perpetuate this lie that homosexuality is a modern western invention is honestly so sinister...
@@kalebh3419 True. It's quite scary, honestly. The fact they try to lie and also deny that homosexuality has been a thing for a LONG time is really sus of them and of course, super homophobic.
Yeah, it's kinda like you don't know if you should be worried about their level of intelligence or terrified they'd burn you at the stake if they had a chance. Tbh it normally comes out to be both sides lmao
Re: Being described as having "violet" hair. Violet in ye olde days wasn't a word for purple, it was a word for blue. One with violet hair would have the classically 'true black' blue-black hair that was so coveted compared to brown-black hair.
Still cool though 👀👀 Greeks didn’t have a word for blue so it makes sense that they would give it a different description.
That was my theory too!
Hooray you've said the thing I was coming to say, but could remember the correct examples for. All I could remember was wine-dark sea, which wasn't connecting to an actual hair colour for me! :)
@@nevadag606 Well, apart from, in alphabetical order, the ancient Greek words for blue: γλαυκός (blue-grey or blue-green), καλάινος (iridescent blue-green), κυανεος (dark blue), οὐράνιος (sky-blue), ὑπερκυάνεος (very dark blue), ὑακίνθινος (blue) and χαροπότης (light blue).
Sappho wrote of violet garlands/crowns (στέφανοι ἴων) worn by herself and a gal pal, suggesting she spent some time in the violet season with violet flowers in her hair. Hence "violet-haired", perhaps. ἰάνθινος meant "of the colour of violets", which are violet and were violet then, in a non-Newtonian sense. Definitely a purple on the blueish end of the range. The dark-haired interpretation is from scholars with no poetry in their souls.
Fun fact: older cultures sometimes used different words to describe colors. Ancient Japan didn't have a word for "green" and considered it a shade of blue. So maybe Sappho's "violet" hair wasn't actually purple? But probably was a dark color - I would assume raven-colored (as in, black but maybe showing blues, greens, or purples in certain lights?). Or maybe she was just super dedicated go aesthetics and put a shit ton of energy into dying her hair. I would, if I got thrown back in time. I love my crazy colors
I did a little digging, and it seems Alcaeus used the word ιοπλόκος (ioplókos) for her, which apparently was a poetic way to refer to dark hair.
On the other hand, the word literally translates to 'violet-knitted', so it's likely she just liked to adorn her hair with violets.
Lesbian cottagecore af.
This matches how my classic professor explained it, so while I’ve long forgotten the details I’m pretty sure your right!
Violet was referencing blue-black hair.
@@CM-ss5pe Sappho wrote in her poetry of violet garlands/crowns (στέφανοι ἴων) worn by herself and a gal pal. The word πλόκος (plokos) can mean a "wreath or chaplet" as well as a lock of hair, according to the Liddell/Scott _Greek-English Lexicon_ The examples given include flowers and herbs. I think you just solved it. The whole "dark-haired" explanation smacks of Victorian academic theory to me. Old men who had never danced with violets in their hair.
I believe the Greeks also had no unique word for blue if I'm remembering art history correctly.
I had a Greek literature professor try to argue the "she could have been writing from the perspective of a man" framing and claim that whether or not Sappho was a lesbian isn't really important to understanding her poetry, and I genuinely have never had my respect for a teacher plummet so quickly.
Also one of the funniest attempts to straightwash her poetry is that one scholar claimed that the lines "on a soft bed you let loose your longing" from frag. 94 were about taking a nap
I've read somewhere that she worked writing wedding poems from the husband point of view, i don't know if it's true though
I let loose my longing at least once a week
Like my Labour Law Professor who advocated for reinstating census suffrage.
I almost dropped that course on the spot.
As a Greek, I can tell you your professor is wrong. Most likely because they were homophobic. It is the acceptable norm to say that Sappho was a lesbian and she had regular lesbian parties on the Greek Island of Lesbos, which where the word 'lesbian' was originated from . The island also has a statue of Sappho. Homosexuality was considered normal back in ancient Greece.
It amazes me that people think that makes more sense, than. Her wanting to romance women.
I mean, yeah. It could be. Maybe he's right. But, like. Is that more likely than her just. Liking women? Is it really?
The idea that queer historians were trolling the people who only bothered to read translations just tickles me so so much
“Penis from the Island of Men” what a wonderful name for a husband 🤣😭
@@nevadag606 ooh, is it french? (sarcasm)
@@nevadag606 It just reminds me of a few lesbian couples I knew in college who named their favorite dildos and then referred to them by name as boyfriends. Which sounds super weird now, but this was the very early aughts, so most of them weren't out to the larger world yet.
Sappho might have been a stock character in Attic comedy (that of a horny woman 🙄) and Kerkylas of Andros might have also originated from there.
Maybe Lesbians are just normal woman from the Greek island of Lesbos 😊❤ it has nothing to do with their sexuality
“I’m a lesbian, and sometimes we just eat toast.” I mean, I know most folks here are probably LGBTQ+ or allies (like myself). But damn sis, YES. ITS 👏 NOT 👏 ALL 👏 ABOUT 👏 SEX 👏
**cheers you on in asexual!!**
Be good to see two people frivolously eating toast though.
As a lesbian myself, I love this. I am not a sexually active person and I feel annoyed when people assume all of us lesbians are super sexual people or something. It's infuriating. lol
English is not my first languange, I wasn't sure that "eat toast" wasn't an euphemism for something sexual, tbh.
Kristan:: And. here I was thinking that "Eating toast" was what young folks are calling it these days.
I was recently in a Starbucks here in the Deep South and they had a Sappho quote on their board. Either a) they have no idea she was the original Super Lesbian, or b) they were actually allies and were telling the LGBTQA+ community in a way most people down here wouldn't notice if they didn't belong to the community.
Either way, I loved it.
That’s wonderful, I’m definitely hoping it’s the second!
What was the quote?
@@Angi3_6 I dont remember exactly but it was a really beautiful quote about her being away from her love and wanting to be with them again.
@@erinhowett3630
Was it something like this?
"Come to me now thus, Goddess, and release me From distress and pain; and all my distracted Heart would seek, do thou, once again fulfilling, Still be my ally!"
It's from the poem 'Ode to Aphrodite'. (Fun fact: Part of this poem was written by Willow on Tara's back in the Buffy episode 'Restless'.)
I hope it was code. We need more allies down here. Southwest for me but southern in ideology. 🧙🏻
"Calm down Victorian historians."
The cry of non-male historians since 1910.
Came here to say the equal. 😂😂😭😭
What is does non-male mean? Are you referring to women?
Victorian historians had both very vivid and yet very limited imaginations. So many historic myths were created by lazy white male intellectuals.
It’s not Lesbian unless it comes from the Lesbos island of Greece, otherwise it’s just sparkling homosexuality
Perfect!!!
Marvelous. 🌴👸
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This kind of stuff is why I keep coming to the comments section of videos. You might just find comedy GOLD!!!!
This ensemble is fantastic. Sappho would be proud 🥰
awnn thank you!
Agreed. Absolutely STUNNING
I swoon at this outfit and the goddess in it.
10/10 inspiration with this look Jess. I'm also a ginger with EDS, and I have been rather insecure about my decolletage until I saw you rocking this neckline ("Well, Jess is stunning, what's holding me back from enjoying a loose summery dress...").
Hi
"We're here! We're queer! We're historically-confirmed-to-have-been around-for-at-least-approximately-four-thousand-five-hundred-ish years!"
Lovely video & outfit! 💜
The outfit is everything. Really, fabulous history video, as usual, and I know that Jessica likes her look to belong to the 1950s repertoire, but THIS period-inspired look....THIS. IS. GORGEOUS on you, Jessica. I found it difficult to concentrate b/c I was staring at you so intensely.
Sappho lived 2600 years ago. Still a while ago for sure.
No one can wear a crown of golden laurel leaves like you, Jessica. 🎀💖🎀
This is accurate. I could never pull that off. She's gorgeous
I love the crown.
I would love to see one on Alan Turing how was know for his Turing machine and played a crucial role in cracking coded messages from the axis power and is considered the father of the modern computer.
His genius was ignored for decades just because he was gay, which was a terrible injustice
@@chadfalardeau5396 I know, he was treated horrible and was forced to undergo chemical castration because he was gay.
And that terrible movie too...
"I'm a lesbian, and sometimes we just eat toast" is a phenomenal statement! I may have to get that on a mug 😂
"That is a niche that honestly....ticks my boxes"
MRS. Kellgren-Fozard, such bold language! 😂
Jessica: proof that homosexuality is as old as legends
Sappho from up above: I'm proud of you my fellow sapphic woman now I could rest at peace
As someone who comes from the island of Lesbos, this video makes me really happy. :D I make a point to talk about this whenever there is an opportunity (usually when I introduce myself for the first time, it becomes a talking point) because even though I am not part of the LGBTQ+ community, I think it is really important to highlight parts of history that are often overlooked or intentionally erased in mainstream education. To this day, I am yet to find someone who knows about Sappho or how the term Lesbian came to be; I will be pointing them to your video from now on also. Love your work!
Ah, the history books that list roommates. Tale as old as time. Reminds me of when I was ten and my parents finally told me, yeah, Robin is not Grandma's roommate. lol. (They got married in 2011 so yay!)
go grandma!
ah yes, good room mate best friend robin.
All the best wishes to grandma and robin!!
Good for grandma! :D Best wishes to them.
"They were room mates!"
Lovely video, and lovely costume! Thank you for talking about Sappho; it warms my scholarly heart.
Sappho's poetry was actually my dissertation focus, and I've spent FAR too much time detangling silly myths about her. I feel inspired to do a deep dive on my own channel now!
Suffice to say, YES she loved other women, and NO she likely didn't ever meet Alcaeus or actually know a boatman named Phaon. We don't even have real evidence for her 'circle' except that she seems to have had a lot of female friends, which, would be kinda normal?
Also, Erinna was a fellow female poet from a similar time who wrote didactic epic rather than lyric poetry. No evidence they knew each other, either, but HUZZAH for ancient poetesses!
Awesome! I was a bit confused about the whole circle thing too. Couldn't find any primary source for it.
I genuinely believe that if you created videos on the historical topics/periods/places/etc that are taught in high schools and college, the world would learn and retain far more than ever before.
I am so happy for your and Claud's growing family and hope you are adjusting as best as you possibly can to parenthood. You both are amazing mothers and I hope you both never doubt that!
Quora says: “The epithet ioplókamos “violet-tressed”, e.g. having hair of a dark colour, is applied to the Muses.” [edit:] After further research I found that “violet” was also used for describing breasts, and possibly meant “smelling like violets”. So it seems more logical to me that hair and breasts both would be described as smelling like violets, rather than describing color. Or maybe, like Pat The Plant wrote below, it described flower adornments for heads and chests.
The plokamos ending also means wreathed or chapletted, that is, having garlands of flowers in the hair. Not sure about the authenticity of the dark-haired interpretation. Sappho mentioned in her poetry wearing violet crowns (στέφανοι ἴων) with a dear gal pal and Alceus was almost certainly referencing that. The Muses clearly also liked a few flowers in their hair.
@@pattheplanter After further research I also found that “violet” was also used by Sappho for describing Muses’ breasts, and possibly meant “smelling like violets”. So it seems more logical to me that hair and breasts both would be described as smelling like violets, or like you said - adorned with them.
@@kyivstuff Fragment 58, yes. iokolpos has several possible meanings, Sappho was, perhaps, being very naughty with that one. Breasts, lap, folds of clothing or ... look kolpos up in Liddell and Scott at Perseus. Though that sense may be later.
Oh my god! I have that olive branch tiara too! I wear it around the house and it makes life 100 times more fabulous.
As a straight, cis black woman i really like your series...it's interesting, entertaining and well researched.
FYI, Natalie Barney wasn't an orphan. She inherited her fortune after her father died, but her mother Alice, and sister Laura, lived on. They're both fascinating in their own right. Alice was a painter for instance, and used Natalie as a model for Lucifer. There's a great book about Natalie her sapphic circle called "Wild Heart" by Suzanne Rodriguez.
For my LGBT choir's 20th anniversary we ran a composition competition to increase the amount of LGBT specific choral pieces and the winner was Three Songs of Sappho by Nicholas Tristan. Three of Sappho's poems set to music. It was challenging to learn, but a joy to sing. For some of our younger members this was the first time that they had heard of Sappho. There is a recording on CZcams if anyone is interested in hearing it.
Yesss recordiiiing
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@@WandaMay22 That was beautiful, thank you so much for sharing
I just came back from my cousin’s presentation of his poetry book about his coming out, and he talked about Sappho too, so this video is fitting in perfectly in my day 💕
Awww good for him! Maybe in the future his poetry will be historically important to LGBTQ people
@@millies2788 that's so sweet, thank you! I really hope so
I heard that "violet" was also a poetic way to describe black/dark colored! im not sure though
lol I just commented about this then scrolled down and saw your comment XD Violet was a word for blue way back when, so violet hair was indeed a descriptor for someone with blue-black hair, which would shine with that distinctive violet edge in sunlight!
i did a whole presentation this year on sappho for my interview for teacher training course and i truly think it’s down to her. lesbians keep winning 💞
Ancient Greeks actually perceived colour differently from us. The most known example on record is Homer describing the colour of the sea as the colour of good aged wine. So, when Alcaeus said that Sappho had violet hair he probably meant something closer to burgundy or dark brown/black.
do you have sources for this? Because if so that is super fascinating.
@@sedona3663 I'm Greek so I've been taught about that in high school (we learn Ancient Greek actually) but it's been a few years.
I've also read a very detailed article by a Classics professor:
Can we Hope to understand how the Ancient Greeks saw the world? | Aeon Essays
I've found these videos quite informative as well:
Were the Greeks colourblind? - by Ancient Greece Revised
Why the Ancient Greeks Couldn't See Blue - by ASAPscience
Sorry I couldn't use the links, CZcams didn't like that! I hope that helps 😊
@@kat_kami I also remember that Homer’s phrase “black earth”. Is this term still used in modern Greek?
@@e.8977 I am not sure about that one but we still use a lot of homeric expressions in modern Greek like "αιέν αριστεύειν" which means 'forever/always excelling', or "άνοιξαν οι ασκοί του Αιόλου" which literally means "the bags of Aeolus have opened" which can be translated as 'all hell broke loose' and of course the one's that exist in English as well, e.g "Trojan horse" (Δούρειος Ίππος), "siren's call" (ήχησαν οι Σειρήνες) and "Achilles' heel" (Αχίλλειος πτέρνα) and many others. Some of them have even retained their ancient Greek form and syntax and acquired and idiomatic quality like "Αιέν αριστεύειν" or "Έπεα πτερόεντα" ( which means something close to 'spoken words fly away, writing stays forever', equivalent to verba volant, scripta manent).
I don't know if that's helpful, but I hope it puts it into perspective... Sorry for the long comment!
I don't think they perceived colors differently, they just named the colours differently. Colours are on a spectrum, so the way they are categorized differs per culture. There is still some debate on whether or not that means they perceive colours differently (i.e. linguistic determinism).
Actually it was pretty common in Ancient Greece for women to completely expose their breasts in hot weather. We’ve got evidence of some dresses specifically designed without any chest covering, presumably meant to be for those days when your boobs become a sweat factory (at least those of us with larger breasts). Total Nudity was also fairly common in certain contexts, like public bathing and swimming.
Hm, that's something new. Female nudity was considered shameful and immoral by the ancient greeks up until roman times. Even when exercising women would not be fully nude and would never let men see them because of this. Do you have any source for this?
@@elektrakomplexet Greek women also tended not to spend a whole lotta time in mixed company, depending on their social status and city. They might have been boobs out in the women's quarters.
@@elektrakomplexet are minoans considered to be greeks? If yes, in some points in history (early minoan period specifically) women were not only allowed but possibly even expected to keep their breasts exposed at all times, hence why there are so many statues and images of women wearing floor length dresses with fully exposed breasts from the time period
@@miglek9613 Minoans are not considered to be Greeks. They predate Ancient Greece and had a completely different culture. They are not indo-european but Greeks are.
@@elektrakomplexet "not letting men see them" has no bearing on the acceptability of nudity in general. That brings a potential sexual aspect into the picture. India for example had comparable climate, light fabrics & flowing robes, & the majority of ancient sculptures leave nothing to the imagination except the genitals, but literature shows that clothes were being worn. People were just less uptight about letting everything air out, to the extent that colonizers called the native women sluts for not covering their breasts in the summer heat while the white men sweated in multiple layers of suits. Even today, you'll frequently find women & men sitting around exposing themselves to the air in private with friends & family, but they will quickly cover up when public decency demands it. The hot & sultry weather has that effect.
Don’t worry about butchering the pronunciations of the names. You’re doing much better than I would and I don’t have a hearing disability. Love your outfits
The way you give literally voice to people in history, makes their stories matter! Before our eyes you bring them to life in such a compelling way that they matter personally! What a joy to watch this intellectual firework!
I started playing June’s Journey because of you! I’m at level 155 now!
I play everyday on an awesome team!
This dress is making you look fabulous! I absolutely love how sassy you are when you're tired 😂
EDIT: as a pansexual woman married to a man I can put my two hands up, why the default couldn't be any other sexuality, was there someone who decided that? May I have a second to talk with their ghost? It will be peaceful. Or maybe not.
agreed! (another pan married to a man)
I had a vague awareness, long before realizing that I'm bi, that being not 100% heterosexual was probably the actual norm. (I'm very into science fiction, and it's a detail that has casually come up in more stories than I can count. And some of the best science fiction writers have been actual scientists! I knew this before learning about straight-washing of history.)
Jessica, this video warms my heart and soul! Sappho has been one of my guiding lights since I finally understood that I am bisexual and your so non-judgmental, engaging histories are always a gift!
Regarding the whole AD/BC - CE/BCE:
1) I recently had to google it cuz I was utterly confused
2) In my native language (Czech) we simply call it "before/after our counting of time" and I really appreciate that now :D
Same here in Finland. Just keep it simple folks 😆
We have the same expression in Germany 'vor/nach Beginn der Zeitrechnung', but I think the more popular phrase is 'vor/nach Christus', generally abbreviated v.Chr./n.Chr., so you would see e.g. 100 v.Chr. / 100 n.Chr.
@@Marskilius still to this day, after almost 15 years of living in Finland, I'm amazed how many things we say the same way :D
@@AV-we6wo Considering how much German language influenced Czech, this doesn't surprise me at all. 👍
@@Marskilius Same for Estonia, the before/after Crist has been used in the past and I guess still in religious texts but nowhere else now...
Ooh I’d been hoping to learn more about Sappho so this video is perfect!
"Sappho and Alcaeus" she just looks really focused on his poetry. Which fellow artists tend to do when listening to a performance.
You look so pretty, it’s insane.
Jessica is an ABSOLUTE GODDESS! STUNNING! BEAUTIFUL! 💖
just broke up with my gf. watching this kinda helps to get her off my mind..
Oof, we've all been there. Things will get better rather soon!
Hope you feel better soon
I'm sorry and hope you are still doing well all things considered. Do some self care but also let yourself feel whatever you need to feel right now.
@@DieAlteistwiederda wonderfully stated
Sending you loving hugs!
I studied classics and loved this video. I've had teachers tell the class "she's not really a lesbian" and it pisses me off. It's because they studied when the fake husband script was the prominent theory
This is the video all the wlw have been waiting for!
I love your story telling Jessica. Especially when it is "Salty". Great story.
Salty Jessica is my favorite Jessica.
"Sapphist" sounds like it could be used to mean the same thing as "WLW": women who are attracted to women but aren't necessarily lesbians (e.g. bi/pan women are included too).
It sounds like it could even be more inclusive of femme nb folks who don't consider themselves women.
I like it!
Sapphic is already used in a similar fashion as well !
@@AetherHelios I've heard sapphic as an adjective that way, sapphist fills the niche of a noun with that meaning!
@@complainer406 nice!
It was a common term in the late 19th and early 20th century
The amount of work you do despite your chronic fatigue is incredible, thank you for another fantastic video!
I don't know if it's the prime Sappho exposure, or if really is just the incredible cut of that dress, but my heterosexuality has been compromised.
I've also proven one can listen to, respect, and learn from a beautiful woman WHILST objectifying her somewhat. Men really do need to get better at multitasking.
"My heterosexuality has been compromised." Lolol--same. I can only assume Claudia jumped her bones as soon as filming was ended. I love all of Jessica's looks, but this is life
...you don't have to objectify someone to admire their looks or sex appeal
@@squeerrel-j True.
@@squeerrel-j Fair. That is fair.
@@squeerrel-j yes! This is what men have never understood a person can be simultaneously sexy and smart. Women don't have to be reduced down only to thier sex appeal and the gratification that men get from that. This is the definition objectification- making someone's value be only in the sexual pleasure you can take from them. Clearly if you are learning from her and value that about her in addition to admiring her sexyness you are not objectifying her, at least not to my mind. And i wish mysogenistic individuals could learn that a woman is defined by more than her vagina or lack of one ( depending on if a trans woman has had surgery or not) and the sex that someone can have with it! Hello mysogenists we're more than just genitals!
The bit about "purple hair" probably means that her hair was that kind of black that has a blue-ish shimmer. The ancient Greeks were a bit weird when it comes to describing colours, there are references in old texts to the "wine-coloured" sea... 🤷♀️
Jessica looks so flawless and regal in this video and I LOVE it
The words used for colours have changed meaning a lot over time and between cultures. Homer wrote of a "wine dark sea", the sea wasn't really the colour of wine, that was just what they called it.
Fun fact tho, while Sappho was almost definitely a lesbian, "sapphic/sapphist" can be used to describe any woman who loves other women--gay, bi, pan, etc.
not so sure if you can say Sappho was almost definitely a lesbian, since there is plenty of debate on her being bisexual, and the term lesbian didn't use to be as strictly "exclusive attraction to women" as it is in current English, but she was pretty definitely attracted to women.
@@nicokelly6453 This. We should also not apply modern dichotomies onto ancient people since they would've probably not even considered identifying by their sexuality.
While she might have “almost certainly” been a lesbian (lowercase L), she was definitely a Lesbian (uppercase L).
These historical profiles are probably my favorite content from you! Super interesting every time!
I WHOLEHEARTEDLY support the decision to throw beautiful costume elements into your historical profile videos! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
This look is EVERYTHING. I'm so excited for you to cover this topic!!
Goodness I love this video. The dress, the sass, the different camera angles! Beautifully made Jessica!
I'll know I've reached the peak of my transition when I can throw on an ancient Greek inspired gown and sprawl myself upon a piece of long furniture as elegantly as you can Jessica ♥️
Um, can we just appreciate how good Jessica looks here?
Yes! I’ve been waiting for this one and boy it was well worth the wait, I love the sarcasm laced throughout, definitely brightened my week. Thank you and all hail Sappho!
Yesterday was a bit stressful for me and I can't believe I missed this perfect sounding video! I have been excited since you shared this costume and headpiece on Instagram.
I love this series soooo much!
Your Sappho costume is absolutely delightful! That crown is just *chief kiss*
your hair are SO PRETTY !!!! Thank you so much for this video !
AHHH YESSS I'VE WANTED YOU TO DO A VIDEO ON SAPPHO FOR SO LONG!!! :D I'm incredibly interested in her, it's one of my hyperfixations, and your historical profile videos always fill me with so much excitement and glee, so this combination is literally perfection for me!!
your channel is the best channel on youtube i swear!! thank you for all the care you put into these videos 💕 sending love to you and your family
Your channel is where I go when I'm feeling down. Thank you for this amazing content!
I loved EVERYTHING about this video!!!! The message, the outfit, just everything!!!!
I'm so in love with this dress!
Thank you, I learned a lot about Sappho!
The vibe when you say "Do we care?" is impeccable. I also love your diadem (tiara?), hair, and dress!
the most beautiful, smooth, soft, sapphic video ever! seriously, Jessica, you did IT! much love
Great to see you back
I love these history lessons, so much more interesting than class ever was. The extra touch of dressing to the style of the era/person being discussed just makes it more fun. I used to sleep in world history class (back row end seat), probably a mistake then but I am awake now!
Loved this video ^-^ Highly recommend the book Sapphistries for anyone interested in delving more into this topic and also a history of love between women.
I thoroughly enjoyed this😊 The pictures, the history, the comments, your outfit. It was all SO GOOD! I learned a lot, thank you.
Also, congrats on the award that you won! Well deserved!
The dress! That lipstick color! Your crown! This whole outfit and video overall was perfectttt
Absolutely love the hair and tiara and love the dress and the whole ensemble is just FABULOUS 👌
first thought 'holy crap! Jessica looks absolutely stunning!' i mean, she always does, but she just looks...even more amazing today! you are just so beautiful! thank you for the wonderful videos and gorgeous style!
I'm super in love with Jessica's look in this video! The hair, dress, accesories, and everything! Reawakened my Greek mythology phase.
your greek muse inspired getup is absolutely gorgeous jessica omg and im learning so much toooo love your vids!!!
This is ㅡ by far ㅡ one of the most entertaining videos I've ever seen. Thanks, Jessica! I'm a big fan. ♡
15:43 This might be the first time I've ever witness Jessica and anime in the same context. I love it!
Also, "stonk" at 17:30!
Lovely as always, Jessica!! And that Greek ATTIRE suits you SO well, I am truly stunned. Your loveliness grows with every video, my dear!
I'm pausing the video to say YOU LOOK ABSOLUTELY FREAKING GORGEOUS this dress with your hair color and the crown perfection chef kiss ethereal queen
Omg finally, Ive been waiting for this historical profile!!
Lol I am never disappointed nor can I get enough of Jessica’s energy and informatively positive spirit 😂❤️🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍🤩
It had so much more content then anticipated. I enjoyed it.
I HAVE BEEN PLAYING JUNE'S JOURNEY FOR 4 YEARS!! GLAD WE SHARE THAT!!
So excited to watch this ♥
I needed this. Comphet has been wearing me down. I genuinely was starting to question my identity again for no real reason except lack of rep in my life.
I’m not crying, you’re crying. Well done. 💕
That bit about her having purple hair, it is possible she just dyed it. But given that at that time purple dye came from crushed snails and was stupidity expensive, it would make her net wealth in today's money in the tens of billions.
Thank you so much for this amazing video❤️
The hair style and crown are just too perfect.
you look absolutely gorgeous in that dress !! 💕💕
I humbly ask that you do more presentations of these matters of history. Love the costume and the poetry.👸
i can't wait for historians to find this CZcams channel
Jessica: Here is my loving wife, who I love romantically in a lesbian way, and our son, who we raise together as a lesbian couple.
historians: Aww so glad this heterosexual woman found a girlpal roommate to help raise her child after her husband, Karl, unfortunately died before both finally found new husbands, also both named Karl.
this look is SO gorgeous on you!!!
Your pronunciation was spot on! This vid is brilliant and beautiful just like you! Thank You!
Yay! I'm so excited about this one. I did a presentation about Sappho in my humanities class back in high school. :D
i love the educational videos!!! can’t wait to watch