>I thought Artemis also had castrated male priests.
Yes, the Galloi, who freaked out the Romans so badly.
However, re the priestesses, I've read that the inner sanctum at Ephesus
was controlled by male priests and that women were not allowed to enter.
Anyone know anything about this?
But bah on the bull testicle theory. The appendages in question hang from
her chest, after all. Look like breasts to me, even though nipples aren't
articulated. Gives an impression of clusters of fruit. She is after all the
Great Mother.
Which seems to
>complicate the question of whether her cult was feminist or not. I've also
>read somewhere that the great cult statue in Ephesus was hung all over with
>copies of bull testicles, rather than human breasts (as especially
Max Dashu <[log in to unmask]>
International Women's Studies since 1970
<www.suppressedhistories.net>
|