Maricas

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"Maricas" was the disparaging name given in EUPOLIS' comedy MARIKAS to the DEMAGOGUE, HYPERBOLUS. The name is derived from Old PERSIAN marīka- "menial" (Cassio 1985); Hesychius (μ283) confirms its BARBARIAN origin and servile associations, and glosses it with kinaidos "passive homosexual".

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