The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical AntiquityRosenbaum, Julius
History
The Plague of Lust, Vol. 1 (of 2): Being a History of Venereal Disease in Classical Antiquity
Rosenbaum, Julius
Sexually transmitted diseases -- History
_Ozaena_ (fetid polypus), II. 317.
P.
_Paederastia_, 108,
at Athens, 119,
in Bœotia, 121,
Chalcis, 122,
Chios, 122,
Crete, 117,
Elis, 121,
Germany, 228,
Greece, 117,
Italy, 124,
Rome, 124,
Siphnos, 124,
Syria, 116,
Tarsus, 139,
practised in Temples, 111,
is a mental disorder, 182,
inclination to it is innate, 236,
and hereditary, 160,
due to vengeance of Venus, 146, 172, 182.
_Paederasts_, diseases of, 126.
_Paedophilia_, 117.
_Paralysis_ of the Tongue due to the practices of the
Cunnilingue, II. 64.
_Parmenides_, Fragment of, 163.
_Patients_ suffering from affections of the genital organs deceive
the Physician, II. 235,
dread the knife, 46, II. 241,
treat themselves, II. 238.
_Pathics_, signal of invitation employed by, 143,
condition at Athens, 120,
kept in the Roman brothels, 124,
had to pay Prostitution-tax, 126, 231,
characteristics, 169,
dress, 172,
allow the hair of the head to grow long, 173,
depilate their persons, II. 191,
resemble women, 189,
seed-ducts in their case go to the anus, 235,
bear children, 235,
diseases of, 126,
pale complexion, 143,
foul breath, 142,
suffer from affection of the mouth, 134, 142,
ulcers on posteriors, 127,
hæmorrhoids, 130.
_Penis_, artificial, 161, 198.
_Phallus-worship_, 40,
in Egypt, 40,
Greece, 41,
India, 33,
Syria, 49.
_Philoctetes_ is Onanist, 155,
Pathic, 152.
_Phlyctaenae_ (blisters) on the skin in diseases of the
Uterus, II. 153.
_Phoeniceus Morbus_, II. 54.
_Phoenician women_ give themselves up an offering in honour of
Venus, 21.
_Physicians_ have few opportunities of observing diseases of the
Genitals, II. 225,
inexperienced “in re venerea” (in Venereal subjects), II. 237,
lewd-minded, II. 235,
Physicians from Egypt cure the Mentagra (Tetter of the Chin) at
Rome, II. 91.
_Piles_ (hæmorrhoids), II. 310,
among Pathics, 130,
common in time of Martial and Juvenal, 133.
_Polyandry_, II. 120.
_Polygamy_, II. 120.
_Prepuce_, ulcers, II. 293,
rhagades (chapped sores), II. 293,
thymus (warty excrescence), II. 311.
_Priapism_, II. 136.
_Priapus_, 43,
lover of gardens, 47, II. 215,
made of fig-wood, 195,
red, II. 57,
used to rupture the hymen, 24, 26, 51,
possesses fructifying virtues, 26,
sufferers from complaints of the genitals pray to him, 50.
_Priests_ undertake the deflowering of virgins, 47.
_Prophylactics_ against Bubo, II. 307,
against Gonorrhœa, II. 307.
_Propotides_ punished by Venus, 156.
_Prostitute-keepers_ (Whoremasters) at Athens, 72,
under supervision of the Ædiles, 107,
considered infamous, 98.
_Prostitutes’ fees_ fixed by the Agoranomi at Athens, 73,
at Rome, 94.
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