Title: What does 'castrate' actually mean?!? | Yahoo Answers
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What does 'castrate' actually mean?!?
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Content: They were called eunuchs, and in ancient Persia were reputed to be the guards of the Harem. The inference was that they could be trusted to keep out of the pants of the women in the harem, but evidence shows that although they produced no sperm, castration did not reduce the ability to raise an erection and have an orgasm, just that nothing could come of it, so to speak. No woman has ever given this secret away. I wonder why? ...Show more
Thalia
Lv 7
1 decade ago
It occurs in myths quite a bit: Cronus castrated his father Uranus; The goddess Cybele made her lover Attis castrate himself. It means cutting off the testicles (balls), like people have said above (not the penis). Men who have had that done are called eunuchs. They used to be quite common in the ancient world: