1. Apuleius’ Golden Ass Desire and its Discontents 2

2. Values in the Golden Ass… What is non-normative in Apuleius’ novel? And is there something like a “Satan”?

3. Discussion non-normative relations between humans and animals bestiality issue of cowardice strong powerful women demonized troupe of queens feminine greedy and dishonest 2 sisters normative marriage values Satan was there a single Satan? Satanic things… (so there is a value system) Venus satan is in the desires curiosity is “satanic” or evilish teratogenic grid monstrous non-nomativity satan figure is fortune no real pure source of eveil 2013-11-21Golden Ass 23

4. A gladiator fights his own phallus. (1st-cent. CE Wind-chime from Pompeii)

5. Agenda Recap and Update Plato’s Symposium Revisited? Sexual Universality? The Priests of the Syrian Goddess 2013-11-21Golden Ass 25

6. Recap and Update Plato’s Symposium Revisited?

7. Story Arc Lucius curiosus wants to see magic Meroe watches, turns into an ass Lucius asinus abusive treatment, fortune comes to the fore Lucius initiatus … 2013-11-21Golden Ass 27

8. Plato’s Symposium Redux Pausanias’ Speech “Vulgar” erōs for… same/mixed-gender sexual pleasure “Heavenly” erōs for... Male-male friendship (with benefits) Socrates’/Diotima’s Speech Physical erōs to… procreate bodies Philosophical erōs to... procreate ideas “the beauties of the body are as nothing to the beauties of the soul (psukhē)” (p. 562) 2013-11-21Golden Ass 28

9. Greek ~ Latin Equivalencies Greek Aphrodite Eros psukhē Apuleius’ Latin Venus Cupid Psyche 2013-11-21Golden Ass 29

10. Psyche Narrative-Thematic Arcs temptation, transformation Slavery, sexual performance, humiliation restoration, conversion marriage, temptation trials, slavery reunion, reconciliation, apotheosis Lucius Psyche

11. Non-Platonic Elements? Wayward desire, passions as “monster” “Monster” tamed as marriage Marriage as Roman Lex iulia (de adulteriis coercendis) Marriage by manus (male domination) Daughter Voluptas (“Pleasure”)? 2013-11-21Golden Ass 211

12. Sexual Universality? The Priests of the Syrian Goddess

13. Are They “Gay”? (What is Salient?) “… he [Philebus] was a real old queen (cinaedum)” (pp. 141) “ ‘Look, girls (puellae), at the pretty slave [Lucius] I’ve bought.’ [… the others] saying that this wasn’t a servant... but a husband (non enim seruum, sed maritum) for himself ” (p. 143) “… these effeminates (semiviris illis)...” (p. 144) Dea Syria

14. Galli (priests of Dea Syria) Mendicant Eunuch Transvestite Gallus Atargatis (Syrian Goddess) 2013-11-21Golden Ass 214

15. Discussion 2013-11-21Golden Ass 215