SPEAR Factoids about Sex

Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/taxonomy/sex

event: Severus wrote a letter to Caesaria Hypatissa discussing the fall of Adam into sin and sex. See factoid page


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 Hypatissa wrote a letter to Severus asking about whether or not a woman should take the eucharist following sex or during menstruation. See factoid page


How to cite:

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