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
_Venereal disease_, names, II. 249,
changes into Leprosy, II. 140,
into Elephantiasis, II. 149,
relation to Leprosy, II. 150,
to Typhus, II. 182,
cured without professional aid, II. 148, II. 238,
of the mucous membranes and bones not common in Southern
countries, II. 250.
_Venus_, calva (bald), 33,
Cult of, 13,
in Asia, 16,
Babylon, 17,
Greece, 27,
Italy, 33.
_Virgins_ give themselves up an offering in honour of Venus in
Armenia, 18,
at Babylon, 18,
Carthage, 20,
in Cyprus, 22,
Locris, 22,
Lydia, 20,
Palestine, 66,
Phœnicia, 20,
in honour of Zeus in Egypt, 40,
reason of custom, 22.
W.
_Whoremasters_ at Athens, 72,
under supervision of the Ædiles, 107,
considered infamous, 98.
_Women_, allow paederastia to be practised with them, 139,
seldom suffer from Mentagra (Tetter of the chin), II. 84,
or Elephantiasis, II. 153,
or Venereal disease, II. 153.
_Worms_ in ulcers, II. 137.
Z.
_Zeus_, the Egyptians give up their daughters as an offering in his
honour, 41.
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