[B-Greek] ARSENOKOITHS used of women

Jonathan Robie jwrobie at mindspring.com
Wed Mar 16 13:11:09 EST 2005


Eric Weiss wrote:

>>It occurs with women as the receptors in Migne Patrologia Graeca 82. The 6th 
>>c. astrologer Rhetorius Aegyptius also used the term as women with the 
>>receptors.
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>>Ann Nyland
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>I assume you mean ARSENOKOITHS, rather than MALAKOS ... correct? Is the form feminine, 
>or the same as the masculine form? If ARSENOKOITHS is used for the receptor, that 
>somewhat argues against it being a term for the dominant male in a ARSEN. - MALAK. 
>configuration, I would think.
>  
>
This is very interesting - does anyone have access to these texts, or to 
a decent writeup?

Jonathan



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