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Tag Archives: Ancient Greece
Aphrodite
“As for the genitals, just as he first cut them off with his instrument of adamant and threw them from the land into the surging sea, even so they were carried on the waves for a long time. About them … Continue reading
Socrates on Love
‘By Herakles!’ Said Xenophon ‘What awesome power you attribute to a kiss!’ ‘And this amazes you?’ said Socrates. ‘Don’t you know’, he said, ‘that scorpions, even though they are no bigger than half-obol’s size, when they merely touch one’s mouth … Continue reading