"(on the Plato's andrgyn myth reported in the Symposium) Early humans belonged to three genders: the male, the female and the androgynous, provided with both reproductive organs. But the men angered the gods, and Jupiter decided to punish them by slicing them in two. Since then the androgyne has been wandering in search of his opposite-sex half. And the same thing is done by the halved male and female, who find peace only in reuniting with the missing half that is identical to them. The divine energy that moves the dance of all these halves is called love and is the same for everyone, straight and homosexual."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
As quoted in Massimo Gramellini, Io sto con Platone,La Stampa (December 21, 2012; in Italian)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Androgyny
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Androgyny
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Androgyny →
Related Quotes
"Androgyny comes from two Greek words meaning male and female. In a wider sense, this particular dichotomy is one of m…"
"As at the close of the eighteenth century, with its emphasis on dualistic structures, androgyny - expressed as the de…"
"Androgyny, an ancient concept, is deeply rooted in both Western and Chinese philosophies. In the Symposium, Plato, th…"
"new healthcare policies offer free medical services for pregnant women and children under the age of five, with addit…"
"the opportunity to assure that everybody can become masters of their own destiny"
"We would like Australia to be a better friend, to increase the level of relationship and engagement and accompany Bur…"
"There is a double function to our country. Help others whilst preventing war to come on our soil"
"addressing human rights challenges is inseparable from social and economic development programs. Under her leadership…"
"Recent policies targeting school completion rates and offering boarding options for marginalised communities have bot…"
"I believe it is important to debunk the myth that transfeminism is a new departure from the feminist theory of the pa…"