In the medieval romance Parzival, Clinschor and Anfortas suffered genital wounds. Questioning castration and men’s suffering is a Holy Grail. … Read the post learn from Clinschor & Anfortas: ask the Holy Grail question
Faking castration for social advantage is a risky undertaking. Despite the social construction of castration culture, castration is no joking matter. … Read the post work for social justice: castration no joking matter
Pioneering, 12th-century proto-beguine Odilia of Liège on her wedding night threatened to castrate her husband. They then had 6 years of sexless marriage. … Read the post wife’s wedding-night threat led to six years of sexless marriage
Apollonius of Tyana rightly believed that eunuchs can passionately love women, but wrongly believed that they must forever suffer lovesickness. … Read the post Apollonius of Tyana on eunuchs’ passion
In the medieval Latin comedy Babio, the learned rustic Babio is cuckolded and castrated after aping a courtly lover to his step-daughter and straying wife. … Read the post Babio, courtly lover to his step-daughter, cuckolded & castrated