Rhaphanidosis
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Rhaphanidosis
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Rhaphanidosis is the act of inserting the root of a radish into the anus. It is mentioned by Aristophanes as a punishment for adultery in Classical Athens in the fifth and fourth century BC. It was also a punishment for other sex-related crimes, such as promiscuity and sodomy. Later classical references to the punishment include Catullus 15, where percurrent raphanique mugilesque is threatened against those who cast lascivious eyes on a boy (puer) the poet cares for. There is some doubt as to wh
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Punishment for adultery in Classical Athens
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphanidosis
date created:
2009-05-17T10:07:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T17:32:21Z
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