Femminielli
Plural of " Femminiello" , small Woman in Neapolitan dialect.
Indicate in the Neapolitan tradition typically, the Transgenre S of female appearance.
Those play the role allotted traditionally to the women in the Parthenopéenne city. Role traditionally inspired by the legendary founder of the city, the Sibyl hermaphrodite of Cumes and Strategist haloed, Aristodemos " it Malasio" (the effeminate one), in addition represented métaphoriquement under the features of the Siren Parthenope.
Another point of view attaches the tradition of the " feminielli" only with the ancient theater. Naples having been a Greek city, the feminine roles was then held there by actors, the scene being prohibited with the women. Out although many cities were rested by the Greeks, rare are the places where this tradition is also long-lived there.
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