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==Iphis== | ==Iphis== | ||
Iphis was the daughter of Ligdus and Telethusa. From the day she was born her identity is hidden from the public and her father. Iphis has the the gender and sexuality of a male, but her sex is female. After thirteen years, her father finds Iphis a bride named Ianthe. | |||
Iphis and Telethusa pray to the goddess Isis, Isis then changes Iphis into a boy. | |||
==Work Cited== | |||
Athena, Ailia. "Iphis." ''Women in Greek Myths''. 1 June 2006. HostMySite.com. 27 June 2006. <http://www.paleothea.com/HumansF-M.html> | |||
==Questions for Consideration== | |||
1. Why is Iphis sex changed opposed to Ianthe? | |||
2. Why didn't anyone notice Iphis was a girl? | |||
3. Why was beastiality more acceptable than homesexuality? | |||
4. Why would a father kill their child just because it was a girl? | |||