Timeline for What is the origin, mythical or historical, of the idea that having sex with a god grants power?
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| Jul 31, 2020 at 17:59 | comment | added | DWKraus | Don't depend on a Greek god for power - it was always even odds them if it was going to get you killed, turned into a monster, etc. Witchcraft mythology (not fact) suggested witches gained their powers from having orgies with Satan, devils, and the like. (google it, the references are all over the place; I'm not sure which you'll want) This is pretty generic britannica.com/topic/witchcraft | |
| Jul 5, 2018 at 19:05 | comment | added | DukeZhou | As far as I can tell, it's a conflation of the modern mythologies surrounding "sex magic" and ancient pagan fertility rituals. (I'll attempt a formal answer at some point. It's interesting to consider the extension of this concept to monotheistic religions--in the Catholic church, nuns are considered married to God, although there, it is the sacrifice of sex, abstinence, that confers spiritual power.) The modern attraction to this concept likely involves appeal of the idea and weaker modern taboos regarding sexuality. | |
| Jul 5, 2018 at 18:59 | history | edited | DukeZhou |
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| Jul 1, 2018 at 13:25 | comment | added | Lauren-Clear-Monica-Ipsum | The Greek gods used to give favors (powers) to some of their beloved mortals as gifts, so I don't think there's a specific ur-myth where this started. | |
| Jul 1, 2018 at 6:36 | history | edited | J. Maria | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 1, 2018 at 6:21 | history | asked | J. Maria | CC BY-SA 4.0 |