Summary: Chapter 74 Langdon Guesses That Sophie Witnessed Her Grandfather Participating in a Sex Ritual. Sophie Confirms This. Langdon Tells Her It Was the...
Summary: Chapter 74
Langdon guesses that Sophie witnessed her grandfather participating in a sex ritual. Sophie confirms this. Langdon tells her it was the ancient ritual of Hieros Gamos. Before the Church controlled societal norms, he says, sex was viewed as a sacred union between male and female.
What ritual was Sauniere doing?
When she was a little bit older and coming back from school, she had seen Saunière perform a sex ritual named Hieros Gamos which caused them to become estranged and not speak for about a decade, and this tense relationship is seen when she continually refers to her grandfather by his last name.
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