SPEAR Factoids about Misogyny

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event: Because the woman was very beautiful, many of the men of Amida sought to sleep with her. When they could not prevail against her, they petitioned the governor of Amida to arrest her. The young man cried out in a loud voice that the woman was his wife. See factoid page


event: Caesaria requests to become anchorite. John of Ephesus denied her request due to old age and feebleness. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Misogyny,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/taxonomy/misogyny.html, 2025-07-01.