Omne animal post coitum triste
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"Now the radical moisture is not the tallow or fat of animals, but an oily and balsamous substance; for the fat and tallow, as also the phlegm or watery parts, are cold; whereas the oily and balsamous parts are of a lively heat and spirit, which accounts for the observation of Aristotle, 'Quod omne animal post coitum est triste.'"--The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759-1767) by Laurence Sterne |
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"Omne animal post coitum triste praeter gallum mulieremque" (Every animal is sad after sexual intercourse except the rooster and woman) is a Latin phrose referring to la petite mort. The dictum is variously ascribed to Aristotle, Galen and even Pliny.
As of Aug 2021, the dictum can be found as early as 1595 [1] in La somme des péchés et le remède d'iceux (1595) by Jean Benedicti.
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Post coitum
Post coitum is Latin for "after sex" or "after sexual intercourse".
Namesakes
- Animal Triste (1996), novel by Monika Maron
- Post Coïtum, Animal Triste (1997), film by Brigitte Roüan
References
- Justin Glenn, "Omne Animal Post Coitum Triste: A Note and a Query," in "American Notes and Queries" 21 (1982): 49-51
See also
- Priapus Gallinaceus: The Role of the Cock in Fertility and Eroticism in Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages
- Sadness
- Triste
- Female sexuality
- Foeda est in coitu et brevis voluptas
- Post-coital tristesse
- DPC
- illico post coitum cachinnus auditur Diaboli
- Petite mort
