Hipparchia of Maroneia
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Hipparchia of Maroneia was a Cynic philosopher, and wife of Crates of Thebes. She was the sister of Metrokles, the cynic philosopher. She was born in Maroneia, but her family moved to Athens, where Hi
Hipparchia leaves home to live as a philosopher, carrying all her possessions in a box. Detail from a Roman wall painting in the Villa Farnesina
Roman wall painting of Hipparchia and Crates from the Villa Farnesina, Rome. Hipparchia approaches Crates carrying a box, implying that she has come to Crates as a potential bride bearing her possessions.
Engraving of Hipparchia and Crates from the Touchstone of the Wedding Ring by Jacob Cats. Depicted in 17th-century clothing, Crates tries to dissuade Hipparchia from her affections for him by pointing to his head to show how ugly he is
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Public sex is sexual activity that takes place in a public context. It refers to one or more persons performing a sex act in a public place, or in a private place that can be viewed from a public plac
Hipparchia of Maroneia
…are told that they lived in the stoas and porticoes of Athens, and both Sextus Empiricus and the Latin-language writer Apuleius wrote accounts of their having sex, publicly, in broad daylight. Although this would have been consistent with Cynic shamelessness (anaideia), the mere fact that Hipparchia adopted male clothes and lived on equal…
Engraving by Jacques Joseph Coiny, Angelique et Medor. 1798
Martin van Maële's print Francion 15 depicts a couple engaging in foreplay outdoors.
A topless couple kissing in public, Nudes-A-Poppin', USA, 2013