In the early fifth century, a time when the increasingly powerful Catholic Church clashed with the remainders of the pagan world, Hypatia of Alexandria was a renowned pagan mathematician, scientist…
TIL: The Greek intellectual Hypatia was accused of witchcraft in March 415 CE where a mob seized her from her carriage, dragged her into a church, carved out her eyes and her living flesh with oyst...
https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-calling-women-witches/
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nothingcorporate@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
And she told Chidi to call her Patty.
a253040@midwest.social · 2 pts · 3y
Far away from the stench of the heavens