St. Augustine of Hippo was baffled by the
sorrowful mystery of the creation of Eve.
How weary, stale, and flat all the uses
of a woman seemed to St. Augustine of Hippo.
Eve? Eve was dirt to him. Soil that helped
the seed of the man to make the world populous.
For a good man's life, Adam would best
be served by a lovely boy, enjoying
companionship and conversation in a
life shared together in a noble-ending love.
De Genesi ad Litteram IX, v. 9*
* "The Literal Meaning of Genesis," trans. by
John Hammond Taylor Vol. 2.
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