The demonetisation of sex, nudity and the sacred female

[nietzschefan]

Oh, and I'm seriously confused by the implication that women, especially sex workers, had some sort of status in Roman and Greek society.

They did.

Authorities in 4th century B.C, Corinth turned down an offer to rebuild the city walls because the benefactor just wanted this inscription:

destroyed by Alexander, restored by Phryne the courtesan

She wielded exceptional power in the high circles of Corinth(and beyond). Not to mention she was probably the most wealthy at the time she paid for the walls to be rebuilt.

A statue of Phryne, the work of Praxiteles, was placed in a temple at Thespiae by the side of a statue of Aphrodite by the same artist. When the King of Lydia wanted her favors she named a truly absurd price because she considered him loathsome; however, he wanted her so badly that he paid her price, she gave herself to him, and he then levied a tax on his subjects to replace the sum. On the other hand, she gave herself to the philosopher Diogenes of Sinope for free because she admired his mind.

Truely a remarkable character(like many ancient greeks and few people nowadays). Diogenes was another such character(perhaps her omega opposite), he lived in an overturned Tub.

There were others...

 

[ang2223]

Are elephants not matriarchal in there sex practices? (question not statement)

I think the whole thing was done in an attempt to "control" the male population as well as the female, by making sex a "bad thing" the males were more readily available to do other things.. things like war. (not that i think sex would stop war) I am sure that there was also an economical gain in this as well, taxes or something of the like.