Gender Rebels of Ancient Greece and Rome: Transgender People
Ancient History Fangirl
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Megillus Isn't in Disguise Like Achilles
Megillus is an intersex man who was assigned female at birth. He says he has all the passions desires of a man, despite being born as other women. Megillus isn't in disguise like achilles and didn't get genitals handed to him on a silver platter by the gods. This story is fictional and written by a satirist but depicts something that was no doubt a reality in the ancient world. Some men had been born as women or assigned female gender at birth.
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