My information comes from essays available on the internet and a few history books. When I was coming across this information I was looking for other topics or just reading out of general interest in church history and didn't bother to write down any given sources, as this particular topic is gruesome and repugnant enough to ignore whenever possible. I only remembered about Origen's adventures in androgyny when I noticed changes in Gal. 5:12, 1Cor.6:9, etc. that would be consistent with gnostic androgyny. I'll see if I can find the sources I used and get the bibliography references. I doubt that very much original writing from that time still exists. One comment concerning Eusebius's reporting on Origen is that since Eusebius was a follower of Origen it seems unlikely that he would say anything uncomplimentary obout his hero, but it can happen that a person claims to be an admiring follower and then changes their truth to fit another agenda.
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