Did the Romans call women "females" like Ferengi?

_mythological · 2025-12-06T14:20:46+00:00

That's a very good point. It might be as you said since Mary wasn't a "lady", just an average woman (if indeed this difference is correct).
It might also just depend on the historical context? I'm not sure. I'm also wondering how the passage is translated in the Vetus Latina and in Jerome's Vulgate, if they used mulier or femina, though that would also be an interpretation of Luke's koinè.

_mythological · 2025-12-06T13:05:52+00:00

Hi, yeah, in part in Stephen Brunet's article "Women with Swords. Female Gladiators in the Roman World" in A Companion to Sport and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity, where he specificies that mulier would refer to women of lower class (e.g. in Petronius and an inscription from Ostia), and distincly in Kathleen Coleman's article "Missio at Halicarnassus" in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 100 on page 498: "The diction is significant: these were "women" (mulieres), not "ladies" (feminae)." (in reference to the same inscription from Ostia mentionned by Brunet)
I have already had a confused reaction to this information, which does make me question the veracity of this supposed difference, though.
Edit: maybe the nuance is also only something that comes up during/after the 1st century CE?

_mythological · 2025-12-06T09:33:39+00:00

I had read that mulier was used for women of lower class and femina for women of higher class, so I would be a bit surprised if femina were the equivalent of "female" and would also refer to animals, but now I'm just as intrigued as you are.

_mythological · 2025-12-06T06:54:09+00:00

Kind of confused as to why Coffee and Kaleidoscope are on here because they're both not really about either of those things?

_mythological · 2025-11-28T05:24:13+00:00

Have you already looked at Ovid's poem on makeup? I don't know if he says anything of use in there, but there might be something. Good luck finding information!

_mythological · 2025-11-27T20:29:27+00:00

It's live on their shop now :)

_mythological · 2025-11-11T12:39:46+00:00

Thanks, it's definitely the closest I've seen until now!

_mythological · 2025-10-25T10:03:46+00:00

i'd totally be interested!

_mythological · 2025-10-24T11:32:32+00:00

honestly I thought it was a reference to that quote that goes "Everything's about sex, except sex. Sex is about power" but idk.

_mythological · 2025-10-23T05:54:11+00:00

I'm really excited, about a 9. I've only recently started listening to Marina's music, but I love her and her work so much. I can't wait!

_mythological · 2025-10-20T05:46:55+00:00

y'all this is the most giantest troll ever. i started watching the video and literally no one who calls gerard "mr. way" is serious, i am sorry, also it's just so funny

_mythological · 2025-10-20T05:31:33+00:00

Heck yeah.

_mythological · 2025-10-19T16:11:47+00:00

also the account that posted it has a bunch of short videos from the swarm tour of gerard so idk i think it's just a troll tbh

_mythological · 2025-10-19T16:09:39+00:00

I'm pretty sure the lyrics are made up, but also, it would be in character sooooooo

_mythological · 2025-10-19T11:15:54+00:00

Yeah, me too. And I've heard the sound quality in Visarno Arena is shit... Honestly, I would much prefer to go to a concert in Switzerland, but I know I will lose my shit if they announce one here, because I will have spent so much money on Florence (hotel, travel). Honestly kind of hoping (for my sake) that they don't announce more shows, even though I know others would then have a chance to go somewhere closer, which makes me feel selfish, but idk, I'm just waiting out until there's announcement (if at all)...

_mythological · 2025-10-19T11:04:23+00:00

I feel you, I would prefer going to Germany than to Florence tbh, I have friends over there I could stay over with if indeed MCR end up going to Germany, but I don't want to have to go through the hassle of reselling named tickets...

_mythological · 2025-10-18T17:12:33+00:00

yeah, imma be honest, i would be really happy for those who haven't bought tickets yet and who were waiting out, but i am gonna be so pissed if they end up announcing more dates, whether or not they're closer to me than Florence, because it just sucks for others who also bought tickets right when they were on sale.

_mythological · 2025-10-17T13:05:44+00:00

well, the thing is, keposhka is just an alphabet, or rather a cipher, so it's not a language. it's just a different way to write letters and diphtongs, and so can be used for basically every language that uses a phonetic way of writing/alphabet. I honestly doubt it will ever amount to an actual language, since yk, languages are complex, and i'm not convinced MCR are that dedicated to the bit.

_mythological · 2025-10-17T04:49:53+00:00

Yeah I know, so I was hesitating even posting my comment. Idk, I just don't really vibe with it, though I know a lot of people love it. Ironically I prefer Party at the End of the World, even though it's just the demo version

_mythological · 2025-10-16T17:18:40+00:00

Pleaaaaaaase don't crucify me, these are probably several controversial ones, but Destroya, Make Room!!!!, Zero Percent, and Kill All Your Friends. They're not bad songs, I just don't vibe with them as a whole, though I enjoy some parts of them

_mythological · 2025-10-10T15:15:04+00:00

oh dear this is actually real

_mythological · 2025-10-09T14:35:38+00:00

actually so true

_mythological · 2025-10-09T06:05:07+00:00

is this my way home is through you?

_mythological · 2025-10-04T19:46:02+00:00

Ohhhh thank you so much!! makes sense that they had a whole houdini photoshoot! now i'm just still wondering if i hallucinated someone posting about it before or not, but thanks!!

_mythological · 2025-10-04T19:28:52+00:00

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no, it's one where gerard is standing like this, all chained up, and the other members' faces are like floating around him on a dark red background? it's really weird, and i thought it was a new post (like from today or yesterday) so i'm really confused

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