Re: Diana of the Dozen Breasts ...& Then Some

Dorothy J Heydt wrote:
> In article <cRsTj.26712$Bb3.3790@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Brenda Clough  <clough@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>John F. Eldredge wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 04 May 2008 15:54:03 +0000, Brenda Clough wrote:
>>
>>You have just hacked off your own balls in a religious frenzy. 
>>The very least the artist can do is make them look real big, 
>>when they are displayed for future generations.
> 
> 
> It was the wor****ppers of Cybele who castrated themselves -- see
> Catullus 63.  Do you have any sources saying that the wor****ppers
> of Ephesian Artemis also castrated themselves, rather than
> substituting bulls?
> 
> Dorothy J. Heydt
> Vallejo, California
> djheydt@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 no.

Brenda


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