For the Greeks, obscenities were not "dirty", they were simply words or expressions which could be used to cut to the chase, so with them someone either described what it was like sleeping with your rival’s girlfriend (I was fucking away pulling out the tip as if it was a sausage), either communicated the earthy beauty of sexual organs (I’ve

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Ridiculing Cult and Satirical Obscenity in Ancient Literature: Iolaos & the Satyricon

Ancient literature was never as “polite” as many imagine. Long before modern social media debates about cancel culture or artistic freedom, writers like the anonymous author of Iolaos and

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