Did (Imaginary) Cinaedi have Sex with Women?
Abstract
This chapter considers the question of whether or not the Romans imagined cinaedi as a category of individuals defined, in part, by their lack of interest in engaging in sexual activity with women. It argues that although the Romans assumed normal men could be interested in homoerotic as well as heteroerotic encounters, one defining feature of the cinaedus was an exclusive preference for homoerotic sex. It argues further that this assumption operates independently of the use of cinaedus as a reproach for men who are not, in fact, thought to be cinaedi.
Repository Citation
Ormand, Kirk. “Did (Imaginary) Cinaedi have Sex with Women?” In Searching for the Cinaedus in Ancient Rome, edited by Tommaso Gazzarri and Jesse Weiner, 233-253. The Netherlands: Brill, 2023.
Publisher
Brill
Publication Date
8-30-2023
Department
Classics
Document Type
Book Chapter
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004548381_010
Notes
Mnemosyne Supplements: Monographs on Greek and Latin Language and Literature, volume 475, Chapter 8
ISBN
9789004548381
Language
English
Format
text
