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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

castration culture

learn from Clinschor & Anfortas: ask the Holy Grail question

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

work for social justice: castration no joking matter

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

wife’s wedding-night threat led to six years of sexless marriage

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 on eunuchs’ passion

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

Babio, courtly lover to his step-daughter, cuckolded & castrated

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

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