SPEAR Factoids about Passions

Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/passions

event: Because the woman was very beautiful, many of the men of Amida sought to sleep with her. When they could not prevail against her, they petitioned the governor of Amida to arrest her. The young man cried out in a loud voice that the woman was his wife. See factoid page


event: Due to the annoyance caused by Martyrius the poet, Severus condemned the practice of poetry, even among the clergy, as an instigator of passions and fornication. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Passions,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/passions.html, 2023-03-23T12:42:05.371-04:00.