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Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Transgender People

Ancient History Fangirl

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Transmen in Ancient Rome

Transwomen in ancient rome were not only around, but very visible. And their transition was also sometimes seen as a magical or religious experienced. There is a greek myth that depicts a trans guy. But ovid didn't invent this story. The earliest surviving source is the work of acuselaus, an ancient greek mythographer from the sixth century b c. It's the story of caenius. All say that caenius started off as a woman, caenus. In some stories, he joined the hunt for the caledonian boar and signed with jason and the argonauts in the quest for the golden fleece. So next time someone

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