For some people, sex is lustful, dirty, forbidden, pleasurable and sweet at the same time. The thrill of having sex without being married is a rush for some people. Several people engage in sexual activities with multiple partners, one at a time or at the same time. These sexual partners may not even be of the opposite sex and may end up being of the same sex. However, one thing that ties all of this together is the idea of having sex without getting married. Engaging in this activity is a sin. Giving in to the temptation to have sex and engaging in this dirty desire is usually associated with the Devil. Lust in general is one of the emotions associated with the Devil. Hieronymus Bosch, one of the most famous painters illustrating moral and religious concepts, painted several depictions of the Devil wrapping his hand around different women. One of his most famous paintings is titled Hell also known as the Garden of Earthly Delights. This painting depicts the Devil wrapping his hands around a woman. The woman is seen looking at her reflection. The small oval mirror could represent his nakedness spiritually exposing his soul and body to the Devil. Touching the woman around the chest sexualizes the Devil in a physical sense. Also, there is a person in a bubble trying to drag the other person in the bubble with them. This could symbolize that the person completely in the bubble is trying to help the other person who is half out and half join him. The Devil has trapped the person in the bubble, who is now his follower, in the bubble, and is trying to tempt the other person to enter completely instead of being hesitant. The Devil is also depicted as a bird-like figure and is seen eating a h...... middle of paper ...... influenced because they do not engage in sexual activities but women instead engage in when they will married. The virgin threatens the Devil because she is not engaged in the Devil's attempt to sexualize her, instead she humiliates the Devil by being a humble servant of God and this humility is much more than that of God himself. Overall the idea of the devil is sexualized in various ways. Story points usually have to do with several concepts. Some of these concepts are birth, death, sexuality, God and gender. For example, Pan, the Greek god, is considered a devil due to his goat-like characteristics, his ability to play music, and various concepts in which he tempts women. In a broad sense the Devil is usually associated with sex because he uses women as a tool to manipulate men. Just as the serpent used Eve to tempt Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.
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