Seduction
Seduction is to convince someone to do something which they did not want to do at the start.[1] It can also mean convincing the person to do something t…
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Seduction is to convince someone to do something which they did not want to do at the start.[1] It can also mean convincing the person to do something they ought not to do (such as acting against a rule). Most commonly the term is used to convince another person to have a sexual relationship.
History
Seduction is a popular motif in history and fiction, both as a warning of the social consequences of engaging in the behaviour or becoming its victim, and as a salute to a powerful skill.[2] In the Bible, Eve offers the forbidden fruit to Adam. Eve herself was verbally seduced by the serpent, believed in Christianity to be Satan; later, Chapter 7 of Proverbs warns of the pitfalls of seduction. Sirens of Greek mythology lured sailors to their death by singing them to shipwreck; Cleopatra beguiled both Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, Dionysus was the Greek god of seduction and wine. Famous male seducers, their names synonymous with sexual allure, range from Genji to John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester[3] and James Bond.
In biblical times, because unmarried females who lost their virginity had also lost much of their value as marriage prospects, the Old Testament Book of Exodus specifies that the seducer must marry his victim or pay her father to compensate him for his loss of the marriage price: "And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins."[4]
The Book of Judges in the Old Testament describes Delilah seducing Samson who was given great strength by God, but ultimately lost his strength when she allowed the Philistines to shave his hair off during his slumber.[5]
References
- ↑ "Definition of SEDUCING". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ↑ Harmsel, H. T. (1961). The Villain-Hero in Pamela and Pride and Prejudice. College English. pp. 23(2), 104–108.
- ↑ Johnson, J.W. (2004). A Profane Wit: The Life of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester. University of Rochester Press. p. 398. ISBN 978-1-58046-170-2. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ↑ "Bible Gateway passage: Judges 16 - English Standard Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ↑ "Judges 16 – English Standard Version". Bible Gateway. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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