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
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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
medieval men cursed in response to being sexually abused & raped
Castration culture has long supported men being sexually abused and raped. Unlike men today, medieval men could at least curse vigorously in response. … Read the post medieval men cursed in response to being sexually abused & raped
Ovid as walnut tree: men’s despair supports castration culture
Nux {Walnut Tree}, attributed to Ovid, represents a man’s despair with harm from his seminal fruitfulness. Castration culture builds on such despair. … Read the post Ovid as walnut tree: men’s despair supports castration culture
wife cross-dressed to save husband from devil’s castration
Centuries ago, when a devil threatened to castrate her husband, a wife cross-dressed & rode to save him. Women of the world, resist castration culture! … Read the post wife cross-dressed to save husband from devil’s castration