▁an ▁ingen ious ▁just ification ▁for ▁behav i ours ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁un accept able ▁outside ▁this ▁specific ▁religious ▁sphere . ▁Fa una ' s ▁myth s ▁illustrate ▁the ▁potential ▁of ▁wine ▁as ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁sexual ▁trans gression ; ▁wine ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁in vention ▁of ▁Liber - D ion ys us , ▁who ▁was ▁present ▁as ▁the ▁male ▁principle ▁in ▁certain ▁" soft ▁f ruits ", ▁including ▁sem en ▁and ▁g rap es ; ▁and ▁ordinary ▁wine ▁was ▁produced ▁under ▁the ▁divine ▁patron age ▁of ▁Ven us , ▁the ▁god dess ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁sexual ▁desire . ▁Its ▁a ph ro dis iac ▁effects ▁were ▁well ▁known . ▁ ▁For ▁St ap les , ▁the ▁eu ph em isms ▁are ▁agents ▁of ▁transformation . ▁The ▁design ation ▁of ▁wine ▁as ▁" mil k " ▁conce ives ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁entirely ▁female ▁product , ▁dis soci ated ▁from ▁the ▁sex ually ▁and ▁mor ally ▁complex ▁real ms ▁of ▁Ven us ▁and ▁Liber . ▁Like wise , ▁the ▁wine ▁jar ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" h oney ▁jar " ▁refers ▁to ▁be es , ▁which ▁in ▁Roman ▁l ore ▁are ▁sex ually ▁ab st inent , ▁virt uous ▁females ▁who ▁will ▁desert ▁an ▁ad ul ter ous ▁household . ▁My rt le , ▁as ▁the ▁sign ▁of ▁Ven us , ▁Fa un us ' ▁l ust ▁and ▁Fa una ' s ▁un just ▁pun ishment , ▁is ▁simply ▁b anned ; ▁or ▁as ▁Vers nel ▁puts ▁it , ▁" W ine