Male homosexuality
Most men were poor and could not
pay for the services of female prostitutes, so these men were forced to
seek physical and spiritual partners among their own genders.
There were many forms of
homosexuality in ancient Greece.
In Crete, which was a military
city-state like Sparta, pederastics spread, a so-called “initiation of
homosexuality”.
Crete
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During this “rite” an older man (Erastes) and a teenage boy
(Eromenos) of his choice came into contact. The process of initiation was that,
with the parents' sham protests, the eraser escaped the picked boy and lived
and hunted for two months. He then gave the boy "abduction" gifts: a
military uniform, a wine-drinking cup and an ox that Zeus had to sacrifice.
Rarely, however, has the Erastes abused the abducted teenager, who in this case
was assured by law that he has the right to retaliate. This rite was also known
in Sparta.
In Athens, the same ceremony took
place in a simpler and finer form. The mature man did not kidnap, the picked
teen boy, just flirted with him. Laws allowed adolescents from the age of 16 to
receive gifts from admirers. The Erastes had to be persistent, for they looked
at the boy who gave in easily. The essence of the relationship between the
Erastes and the Eromenos was that Erastes taught the boy how to act as a
responsible citizen and to control his temper.
Erastes and Eromenos
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Therefore, in return, he
expected and received gratitude, dedication, and sexual compassion. Sexual intercourse
was probably done by stroking the penis and thighs. The penetration, the anal
sex was humiliating to the passive side. It was a gross insult that adult power
men were labeled with the Eurüproctos flag. The meaning of this was "broad
anus". This was used to undermine the young man's prestige. Anal sex with
young boys was a very delicate area, and the father could report the rapist by
assuming that it happened to his son.
If a mature man could not find a
young boy, he went to a gym and picked up young athletes who were practicing
naked. The sight of muscular youth often aroused a sexual desire in viewers.
Athenian law prohibited gyms from being open after sunset and before dawn -
that is, all night - in an attempt to prevent men from engaging in sexual
activities. This is also evidenced by inscriptions on the wall near the
gymnasium of Nemea and Thera.
Lesbian love and Phallos cult
Besides male love, of course, the
sexual relationship between women was also known. Because of their special
education, women were unable to describe their experiences, so few findings
confirm this fact. Exception Sappho i.e. VII-VI. century, written in Lesbos,
which were very popular throughout Greece. The Greeks considered erection as an
erotic innovation from this island, not lesbian love.
Sappho
wikipedia.org
When an ancient tourist or trader
visited Greece, he could see phallic symbols on the road. On the island of
Delos, the road to the interior of the mainland was paved with huge statues of
Phallos. But the Athenians also often struck the Hermes, the phallic stone
statues decorated with the head of the god Hermes. The primary function of the
Phallos was to bring wealth, and they were also used to demarcate land
boundaries. The Greeks also knew the dildo, called the Olisbosc. They are made
of wood, stone or leather. We do not know the exact purpose and manner of their
use, but they usually appear in images depicting orgies or fantasies.
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