“The homage rendered to Venus (says Montesquieu) was rather a profanation than a religion. He had temples where the women of the town prostituted themselves in her honor, from which they often saved for themselves a dowry...”
A Short History of Sex Worship, H. Cutner, published in 1940. This edition is the third impression circa 1953. If you haven't yet checked out our episode from January, stream or download episode #15 -it's here we read from Cutner's lucid account on ancient sex worship.
