No, it's because men wanted to know who the father of their children were in an age before paternity tests.
I also suspect earlier cultures were aware of impact of telegony as they were much more involved and connected to animal breeding.
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Awesome addition to the conversation here. Thanks!
There does seem to be an overlap between telegony and epigenetics, and this is good stuff to learn. It's really fun to tinker with the puzzle pieces of why things are the way they are now and how they came to be this way.
You bring up a good point that helps me tinker more.
Thanks again!