Megillus

Today we're talking about Megillus, a trans-masculine character in the 2nd-century text Dialogues of the Courtesans. Tune in for three separate queer characters, the complexities of discussing transness in the ancient world, and a whole host of mythological examples of ways to be queer.

If you want to listen to the episode on Roman women for some background, you can check it out here. 

If you want to read the dialogue we're discussing, you can find it here. 

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[Image: text in Greek from the Dialogues of the Courtesans, centering on the name 'Megillus'.