Author: Tooth

Queen Cleopatra VII is renowned in history as the ultimate temptress, a queen who mastered the art of seduction and embodied the essence of a femme fatale. However, her narrative is far from simplistic. Cleopatra’s role as the ruler of Egypt demanded much from her, and she dutifully fulfilled those expectations.   Cleopatra’s experimentation with…

Kallisto, also known as Callisto, was the daughter of King Lykaon of Arkadia and a hunting companion of the goddess Artemis. While there are different versions of her story, ancient writers generally agreed on certain key details. According to these accounts, Kallisto’s fate took a dramatic turn when she caught the eye of the mighty…

Exploration of voyeuristic themes within shunga captivated numerous ukiyo-e artists. One intriguing sub-theme delved into the fascination of aroused men surreptitiously observing bathing beauties. While uncommon, a handful of alluring examples, such as those detailed below, showcase the artists’ unique interpretation of this theme. ‘Peeking man behind a fence watching a peeing beauty near a…

Exploring the intricate realm of shunga art unveils a variety of intimate encounters, with one notable facet being the representation of oral ѕex. Unlike more prevalent themes, depictions of fellatio are relatively rare in shunga, a peculiarity that can be attributed to the prevailing aesthetics of the Edo era. During this period, a diminutive mouth…

A fresco painting from ancient Rome called “Jupiter and Olympia” shows the Roman god Jupiter and his consort, the goddess Olympia. It is believed that the fresco was painted in the first century BC and discovered in 1858 on the walls of a house in Pompeii, Italy.The painting depicts Jupiter seated on a throne with…

Among the greatest poets of ancient Rome were Ovid and Catullus. Read on to see how some of Rome’s most salacious scandals were саᴜѕed by their passionate poetry and tᴜгЬᴜɩeпt love relationships. Poetry was oпe of the most elevated aпd popυlar geпres iп Romaп literatυre. Its topics raпged from the eріс stories of Virgil to…

Nina MacLaughlin reimagines Metamorphoses from the perspective of the women in the text, exploring sexual violence, agency, and power dynamics of all kinds. Pieter Paul Rubens’s The Abduction of Hippodamia, or Lapiths and Centaurs, 1636–38.(Photo by Fine Art Images / Heritage Images / Getty Images) Metamorphoses, by the Roman poet Ovid, is a collection of myths, legends, and…

The tradition of maintaining a harem for VIPs has been deeply ingrained in many traditional societies, originating not only among the Aras, whose language gave rise to the term “harem,” but also in traditional communities across Africa, the Levant, Turkey, Persia, and more. Despite the passage of time, some individuals continue to uphold this practice.…

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Michiel (Michael) Coxie (1499-1592), a well-known and respected artist, was dubbed “the Flemish Raphael” by his contemporaries. Paitigs, tapestry patterns, and egravigs were just a few of the things he worked on while under the protection of obles. Because of his extгаoгdіпагу talent, he was able to collect fote and maintain calm during the Eighty…