Sexuality and Eroticism in the Horoscopes of Antigonus of Nicaea
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https://doi.org/10.24310/mhnh.vi14.15663Abstract
The present contribution focuses on six ancient Greco-Roman horoscopes that deal with sexuality and/or eroticism. Special attention is paid to two horoscopes by Antigonus of Nicaea (Antig. Nic. F2 and F3 in the edition of Heilen 2015): These texts are presented in full with English translations and diagrams as well as historical, lexical and astrological analyses of their contents. In both cases, Antigonus’ discussions of sexual details turn out to be in keeping with the astrological tradition. In addition, they appear to serve the purpose of discrediting the respective natives. By way of
contrast, F1 of Antigonus, the horoscope of Hadrian, is also taken into account, and it is argued that (and why) Antigonus purposely abstained from making comparable remarks on sexuality in F1.
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