Iliad Odyssey, and Sappho
First and foremost, before comparing anything, Homer's Iliad Odyssey and Sappho's works are very different in many ways. The first being that Homer was into writing epics that had male leads and females were more of a guide to the males. However Sappho's works were poems basically describing the life of the women in Lesbo's and their independence from men. So this was sort of a men vs women type of thing.
Now to start comparing the two I'd say that Sappho was leaning towards encouraging people, namely women, who felt they needed to conform and not express their individuality. Through her poems she was inspiring. This is the same effect Homer meant to achieve through his epics especially in Iliad Odyssey where he depicts the son of Odysseus having a sort of journey into manhood. This Story mostly compares to Sappho's poem called "Don't ask me what to wear", as she tells her daughter not to depend on her to tell her everything she should do. She has to grow into herself without being led the whole way. The same lesson is taught within both stories.
Also another difference between their stories is that while Homer's stories depicted men in a way that was superior to women as it was at that time, Sappho put much more emotion into hers. Something that wasn't seen much in her time, so people were inevitably enthralled by the depth of emotion and the portrayal of women's feelings on a new level as they weren't only serving men in her poems. It was basically a matriarchal society rather than a patriarchal one.
Sources consulted: The Bedford Anthology of World Literature. Compact Edition. Google pics. Classwork.
