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THE GREEKS AND THEIR MYTHS DEFINED OUR VOCABULARY OF SEX
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Scandalous Greek Origins of Sex Vocabulary
The Greeks Wrote the Book on Love
Plato’s Symposium Syllabus of Sex
Dictionary of Delicious Debauchery (NSFW)
Reference: Greek Mythology Overview
A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
Have you ever wondered where our sex vocabulary came from? Like the words erotica or aphrodisiac? Credit goes to the ancient Greeks and the gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology. Can you imagine Aristotle or Plato uttering the word erotica? At the symposium they talked an awful lot about Eros, the Greek god of sex, and Aphrodite, his counterpart, the goddess of love. This word guide is full of NSFW words, a little history and some sex stories like Uranus and his magic penis.
First off, let’s identify the gods and goddesses who embodied the concepts of love, sexuality and pleasure.
DEFINING THE DEITY
A deity is a supernatural considered to be divine or sacred to a culture or religion. They are said to have powers greater than those of ordinary people. In the English language, a male deity is referred to as a god, while a female deity is referred to as a goddess.
The English language word "deity" derives from Old French ‘deité’, the Latin ‘deitatem’ or "divine nature", coined by Augustine of Hippo from ‘deus’ meaning “god.” Deus is related through a common Proto-Indo-European origin to ‘deiwos’. This root is formed by the ancient Indian word ‘Deva’ meaning "to gleam, a shining one", from *div- "to shine", as well as Greek ‘dios’ meaning "divine.” Deva is masculine, and the related feminine equivalent is ‘devi’ and the cognates of Devi are the Latin ‘dea’ and Greek ‘thea’. In Old Persian, ‘daiva’ means "demon, evil god", while in Sanskrit it means the opposite, "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted, shining ones".
THE GODDESS
Goddesses are said to embody virtues such as love, fertility, beauty, sexuality, and motherhood. They have also been associated with darker ideas such as war, creation, and death.
The noun goddess is a secondary formation that combines the Germanic ‘god’ with the Latin -ess suffix. It first appeared in Middle English around the year 1350. The English word follows the linguistic precedent of adding a feminine ending to the language's word for god. This is seen in the Egyptian, Classical Greek, and many Semitic languages.
THE GREEK PANTHEON
The most important deities in the Greek pantheon were the Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, and Ares. Other key Greek deities include Hestia, Hades and Heracles. These deities later inspired the Roman deities.
The Greek deities, like those in many other Indo-European traditions, were anthropomorphic. Walter Burkert describes them as "persons, not abstractions, ideas or concepts". They had amazing abilities and powers, unique expertise and, in some aspects, a flawed personality.
The Greeks inspired the The Roman pantheon which is composed of six gods and six goddesses: Venus, Apollo, Mars, Diana, Minerva, Ceres, Vulcan, Juno, Mercury, Vesta, Neptune, Jupiter (Jove, Zeus); as well Bacchus, Pluto and Hercules. The non-Greek major deities include Janus, Fortuna, Vesta, Quirinus and Tellus (mother goddess).
THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY
CREATION OF THE COSMOS
The Greek creation story emphasizes the creation of gods not the creation of the Earth and has a lot of sex in it. The Greeks believed that love and sex existed at the beginning of creation along with the Earth, the heavens, and the Underworld. Sex was right from the start of the cosmos, demonstrating woman’s essential reproductive roles in securing the cosmos, extending the human race.
Chaos (nothing) was the first Greek celestial being, and the first primordial gods and goddesses born were Gaia, “the broad-breasted" and Eros, “the fairest of the deathless gods." Chaos also gave birth to Erebos and black Night. These two offspring mated and gave birth to Ether and Day. They in turn gave birth to the Titans.
To the ancient Greeks, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connected with the creation of the earth, the heavens and the underworld. Greek myths were full of sex (heterosexual and homosexual) incest, polygamy and intermarriage in which eroticism and fertility were elemental.
Have you ever wondered where our sex vocabulary came from? Like the words erotica or aphrodisiac? Credit goes to the ancient Greeks and the gods and goddesses of Greek Mythology. Can you imagine Aristotle or Plato uttering the word erotica? At the symposium they talked an awful lot about Eros, the Greek god of sex, and Aphrodite, his counterpart, the goddess of love. This word guide is full of NSFW words, a little history and some sex stories like Uranus and his magic penis.
First off, let’s identify the gods and goddesses who embodied the concepts of love, sexuality and pleasure.
DEFINING THE DEITY
A deity is a supernatural considered to be divine or sacred to a culture or religion. They are said to have powers greater than those of ordinary people. In the English language, a male deity is referred to as a god, while a female deity is referred to as a goddess.
The English language word "deity" derives from Old French ‘deité’, the Latin ‘deitatem’ or "divine nature", coined by Augustine of Hippo from ‘deus’ meaning “god.” Deus is related through a common Proto-Indo-European origin to ‘deiwos’. This root is formed by the ancient Indian word ‘Deva’ meaning "to gleam, a shining one", from *div- "to shine", as well as Greek ‘dios’ meaning "divine.” Deva is masculine, and the related feminine equivalent is ‘devi’ and the cognates of Devi are the Latin ‘dea’ and Greek ‘thea’. In Old Persian, ‘daiva’ means "demon, evil god", while in Sanskrit it means the opposite, "heavenly, divine, terrestrial things of high excellence, exalted, shining ones".
THE GODDESS
Goddesses are said to embody virtues such as love, fertility, beauty, sexuality, and motherhood. They have also been associated with darker ideas such as war, creation, and death.
The noun goddess is a secondary formation that combines the Germanic ‘god’ with the Latin -ess suffix. It first appeared in Middle English around the year 1350. The English word follows the linguistic precedent of adding a feminine ending to the language's word for god. This is seen in the Egyptian, Classical Greek, and many Semitic languages.
THE GREEK PANTHEON
The most important deities in the Greek pantheon were the Twelve Olympians: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Hermes, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, and Ares. Other key Greek deities include Hestia, Hades and Heracles. These deities later inspired the Roman deities.
The Greek deities, like those in many other Indo-European traditions, were anthropomorphic. Walter Burkert describes them as "persons, not abstractions, ideas or concepts". They had amazing abilities and powers, unique expertise and, in some aspects, a flawed personality.
The Greeks inspired the The Roman pantheon which is composed of six gods and six goddesses: Venus, Apollo, Mars, Diana, Minerva, Ceres, Vulcan, Juno, Mercury, Vesta, Neptune, Jupiter (Jove, Zeus); as well Bacchus, Pluto and Hercules. The non-Greek major deities include Janus, Fortuna, Vesta, Quirinus and Tellus (mother goddess).
THE GODS AND GODDESSES OF LOVE AND SEXUALITY
- Anteros, god of requited love.
- Aphrodite, goddess of sex and beauty,
- Eos, Greek reflex of Hausos, who may have been the PIE lust/sex goddess.
- Hedone, goddess of pleasure.
- Himeros, god of sexual desire and unrequited love.
- Hedylogos, god of sweet talk and flattery.
- Hermaphroditus, god of hermaphrodites and effeminate men.
- Hymen, god of marriage, weddings, and the bridal hymn.
- Eros, god of love and sex; a version of him was imported to Rome where he came known as Cupid.
- Erotes
- Pan, god of the wild, shepherds, flocks, rustic music, and fertility of the wild/flocks. Is portrayed as very lustful and often depicted with an erect phallus.
- Philotes, a goddess of affection or a daimon of intercourse.
- Pothos, god of sexual longing, yearning, and desire.
- Priapus, god of sexual intercouse, genitalia, nature, fertility, and lust.
- Selene. Peitho, personification of persuasion and seduction.
CREATION OF THE COSMOS
The Greek creation story emphasizes the creation of gods not the creation of the Earth and has a lot of sex in it. The Greeks believed that love and sex existed at the beginning of creation along with the Earth, the heavens, and the Underworld. Sex was right from the start of the cosmos, demonstrating woman’s essential reproductive roles in securing the cosmos, extending the human race.
Chaos (nothing) was the first Greek celestial being, and the first primordial gods and goddesses born were Gaia, “the broad-breasted" and Eros, “the fairest of the deathless gods." Chaos also gave birth to Erebos and black Night. These two offspring mated and gave birth to Ether and Day. They in turn gave birth to the Titans.
To the ancient Greeks, sexuality, love and sex were inextricably connected with the creation of the earth, the heavens and the underworld. Greek myths were full of sex (heterosexual and homosexual) incest, polygamy and intermarriage in which eroticism and fertility were elemental.
THE CELIBATE GODDESSES
The goddesses Athena, Artemis and Hestia were either innately asexual or deliberately abstinent. In Nonnus's "Dionysiaca," the Titaness Aura describes Athena as "manly" and undesirable. Yet the goddess of wisdom never lacked in suitors; she simply refused all marriage proposals and sexual propositions. Artemis, goddess of the hunt, turned the hunter Actaeon into a deer for his voyeurism. She caught him spying. Despite being the goddess of the traditionally feminine realm, the hearth and home, Hestia refused to marry both Apollo and Poseidon, preferring instead the warmth and solace of the hearth.
The Greek gods realized that sex was the driving force behind all things. According to Herodotus, “the Athenians were first to make statues of Hermes with an erect phallus. Hippocrates was one of the first to advise men to preserve their semen to boost vitality. The Greek poet Hero wrote in the 4th century B.C. that a man's sex drive decreases in the late summer when "goats are the fattest" and "the wine tastes best."
The Greeks believed that the root of purple-flowered mandrake was an aphrodisiac. The root is shaped like a pair of human legs. The Romans and Greeks regarded garlic and leeks as aphrodisiacs. Truffles, artichokes and oysters were also associated with sexuality. Anise-tasting fennel was popular with Greeks who thought it made a man strong. Romans thought it improved eyesight.
The goddesses Athena, Artemis and Hestia were either innately asexual or deliberately abstinent. In Nonnus's "Dionysiaca," the Titaness Aura describes Athena as "manly" and undesirable. Yet the goddess of wisdom never lacked in suitors; she simply refused all marriage proposals and sexual propositions. Artemis, goddess of the hunt, turned the hunter Actaeon into a deer for his voyeurism. She caught him spying. Despite being the goddess of the traditionally feminine realm, the hearth and home, Hestia refused to marry both Apollo and Poseidon, preferring instead the warmth and solace of the hearth.
The Greek gods realized that sex was the driving force behind all things. According to Herodotus, “the Athenians were first to make statues of Hermes with an erect phallus. Hippocrates was one of the first to advise men to preserve their semen to boost vitality. The Greek poet Hero wrote in the 4th century B.C. that a man's sex drive decreases in the late summer when "goats are the fattest" and "the wine tastes best."
The Greeks believed that the root of purple-flowered mandrake was an aphrodisiac. The root is shaped like a pair of human legs. The Romans and Greeks regarded garlic and leeks as aphrodisiacs. Truffles, artichokes and oysters were also associated with sexuality. Anise-tasting fennel was popular with Greeks who thought it made a man strong. Romans thought it improved eyesight.
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Feature: The Greek Story of Soulmates
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The Language of the Ancient Greeks
Greek Untranslatable Words
DIRECTORY OF FEATURE
Scandalous Greek Origins of Sex Vocabulary
The Greeks Wrote the Book on Love
Plato’s Symposium Syllabus of Sex
Dictionary of Delicious Debauchery (NSFW)
Reference: Greek Mythology Overview
Scandalous Greek Origins of Sex Vocabulary
The Greeks Wrote the Book on Love
Plato’s Symposium Syllabus of Sex
Dictionary of Delicious Debauchery (NSFW)
Reference: Greek Mythology Overview
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