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This document discusses the concept of "kynogamia" (dog marriage) in ancient Cynic philosophy. Kynogamia referred to the public sexual practices of the Cynic philosophers Crates of Thebes and his wife Hipparchia in the 4th century BCE. While later sources portrayed Cynics as having sex publicly, the primary meaning was their unconventional "dog-like" marriage. The document argues that stories of Cynic kynogamia reflected their positive sexual ethics program, not just a critique of traditional marriage. It e
- Author
- Mihajl Petričević
- Language
- EN