To browse Academia. This study examines certain ancient sources that mention prostitution in Cyprus, focuses on how this idea became established in Latin literature, and argues that historical facts aside, it was the existence of such Latin accounts that primarily contributed to the entrenchment of the promiscuous Cypriot woman stereotype.
As I argue, despite its short length, the myth of the Propoetides greatly influenced later writings which explored the loss of modesty pudor , especially that of a heroine, while at the same time contributing to the entrenchment of the stereotype in question. Finally, this chapter discusses how the particular stereotype was exploited in various ways by travel writers within the context of their respective aims.
Elena Adam. Stella Alekou. In a paradoxically reversed power relationship, however, in which both mythological and theological beliefs coincide, women are also sketched as fearsome dominae and demonized enemies of the victimized genus of men. Stephanie Budin. Phaidimos Hector. Studies in honour of Willy Cingano. Barchiesi Alessandro. In a short and unprecedented episode of Book 1, the Aeneid has Venus swap Iulus and Cupid: the goddess transfers Iulus to Cyprus for one night only, and has Cupid impersonate Iulus at the court of Carthage.
This paper examines the reasons why the model of Cleopatra and Caesarion is relevant to the episode, in particular via the political significance of the Cypriot location and the reference to Cleopatra's visual propaganda. Keywords: Roman epic and politics. Body doubles. Civil wars at Rome. Carthage and Alexandria in the Aeneid. Michael Given. Marian Berky.
Neil C Ackerman. The identity of the female prostitute in Ancient Rome is often defined in simplistic bias-laden terms. The contemporary literature is presented from an elite male understanding, and a Western elite male ideology continues to dominate today. This paper attempts to unpick this bias to form a deeper understanding of the identity of the female prostitute. The identity is examined using three definitions: legal, sexual preference, and that of a woman. By looking at these various definitions a more layered and complex identity is presented than simply that of a female sex worker.
