[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.
>>
>>Ann Nyland
>>
>>
>
>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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