Note 604 — Chapter VI · THE BATTLE FOR DELIVERANCE FROM THE MOTHER
Beatrice M. Hinkle translation
One might be tempted to say that these were merely figuratively expressed coitus scenes. But that would be a little too strong and an unjustifiable accentuation of the material at issue. We cannot forget that the saints have, figuratively, taught the painful domestification of the brute. The result of this, which is the progress of civilization, has also to be recognized as a motive for this action.