May. 10th, 2004
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May. 10th, 2004 05:03 pmOkay, just when I think studying archaic and classical Sparta can't get any weirder I get to marriage ceremonies:
They dressed the woman as a man and cut her hair and made her lie in wait in a darkened room for her husband. Nobody knows why, but one suggestion is that it was to make the husband feel more "at home" given that all his previous sexual encounters would have been homosexual.
On Argos brides even wore false beards.
They dressed the woman as a man and cut her hair and made her lie in wait in a darkened room for her husband. Nobody knows why, but one suggestion is that it was to make the husband feel more "at home" given that all his previous sexual encounters would have been homosexual.
On Argos brides even wore false beards.
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May. 10th, 2004 07:41 pmSo far this afternoon I've written 4500 words of fic. 2000 is sex scenes. And I'm not done yet.
I've also written 700 words of essay plan. Oh well.
ETA: yes, I now have only onesex scene left to write on the Banabloom. I'm about to go out to dinner and I'll finish it when I get back. I will send it into betaland tonight. *promises herself*
I've also written 700 words of essay plan. Oh well.
ETA: yes, I now have only one