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Prostitution In Antiquity
Prostitution has been practiced throughout ancient and modern cultures. Prostitution has been described as "the world's oldest profession", though this is unverifiable, and most likely incorrect. Ancient Near East The Ancient Near East was home to many shrines, temples, or "houses of heaven", which were dedicated to various deities. These shrines and temples were documented by the Greek historian Herodotus in '' The Histories'', where sacred prostitution was a common practice. Sumerian records dating back to ca. 2400 BCE are the earliest recorded mention of prostitution as an occupation. These describe a temple brothel operated by Sumerian priests in the city of Uruk. This ''kakum'', or temple, was dedicated to the goddess Ishtar and was home to three classes of women. The first class of women was only permitted to perform sexual rituals in the temple: the second class had access to the grounds and catered to visitors; and the third and lowest class lived on the temple grounds. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erotic Scene Pompeii MAN Napoli Inv27686
Eroticism () is a quality that causes human sexuality, sexual feelings, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality, and romantic love. That quality may be found in any form of Erotic art, artwork, including painting, sculpture, Erotic photography, photography, drama, erotic film, film, music, or erotic literature, literature. It may also be found in Sex in advertising, advertising. The term may also refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of such – an insistent sexual impulse (psychology), impulse, libido, desire, or pattern of thoughts. As French novelist Honoré de Balzac stated, eroticism is dependent not just upon an individual's Sexual ethics, sexual morality, but also the culture and time in which an individual resides. Definitions Because the nature of what is erotic is fluid, early definitions of the term attempted to conceive eroticism as some form of sensual or romantic love or as the human sex drive (libid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
