worldhistoryfacts: A Dutch aquamanile (ca. 1400) – a vessel for pouring out water to wash your
worldhistoryfacts: A Dutch aquamanile (ca. 1400) – a vessel for pouring out water to wash your hands – depicting Aristotle and Phyllis. This fable about the ancient philosopher was popular in the middle ages. The story went that Phyllis had seduced and distracted Alexander the Great, Aristotle’s pupil. In order to teach his student a lesson, Aristotle allowed Phyllis to seduce and publicly humiliate him so that Alexander could see the dangers of allowing himself to be controlled by a woman. {WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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