The most unusual curses of ancient Greece – "Kopreos, Efigos, Poston…"

Marios Veretta’s book The Obscene Language of the Ancient Greeks mentions how the ancient Greeks cursed and used obscene language.

It is known that the ancient Greeks often used foul language and foul language. By the way, it was on these grounds that lesbians were defined in ancient Greece. Women in ancient Greece were forbidden to use obscene language in a conversation. However, women with a different sexual orientation (at least in public) actively used obscene phrases in conversation.

Here are a few words the ancient Greeks used when they wanted to belittle someone:

ΑΒΡΟΒΑΤΗΣ – AVROVATIS: an effeminate man with a feminine gait

ΓΥΝΑΙΚΟΠΙΠΗΣ – GYNECOPIPIS: a man with a feminine look.

ΕΣΧΑΡΑ – ESHARA: female vulva

ΕΥΠΥΓΗ – ESPIGAND: a woman with a beautiful lower body

ΚΑΣΣΩΡΙ – CASSABOUTRI: prostitute

ΠΟΣΘΩΝ – FASTABOUTN: a man with a big cock

ΜΥΖΟΥΡΙ – MIZAtRI: woman sucking cock

Έκφαυλος – Ekfaulos: disgraced

Κόβαλος – TOOvalos: parasite

Κόπρειος – TOOprios: empty space

You can read about a more modern version of curses in Greek in a series of publications Greek mat vocabulary.

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