The story of sex, eroticism and pornography VI. - The ancient Greece 1., marriage and prostitution
Marriage in Athens style
In
Athens, the purpose of marriage was to secure a legal heir. From the age of
Pericles, only citizens of Athens whose parents were both Athenians could be
citizens. The wife’s only task was to ensure the continuity of the genus.
Athen
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The
girls were married between the ages of 13 and 15. They were appreciated when
they remained silent and undetected. They were raised so that she could see the
least, hear the least, and ask little.
The
wives were living alone in a separate female residence in the house, the
Guaikeion. They did not eat or sleep with their husbands and, being completely
uneducated, rarely talked to their husbands. In the life of a husband, the wife
was not usually the only sexual partner. Women sometimes shared their homes
with their husbands' lovers because they couldn't comment on what was happening
in androne, the men's house.
The
wives could not leave home and talk to strangers, but they often visited their
neighbors, attended funerals, and assisted in childbirth. Women organized their
celebrations, which excluded men. The wives of the poor men were able to go to
the wells for water, selling their craft and agricultural produce themselves.
Escape of the bride in Sparta
In
Sparta, women lived much more freely than in other Greek city-states. They were
raised as boys as they were, aestheticizing, learning singing and dancing. They
usually practiced naked and dressed more casually than Athenian women.
the ancient Sparta
From
childhood, men lived in military barracks. They married around the age of 20,
then waited another 10 years before leaving the barracks and living with their
wife. The marriage began with the escape of the bride. After her honeymoon, her
husband left the barracks secretly at night to see his wife. This was necessary
because the soldiers could practice the virtue of self-restraint and their
sexual desire increased. When a boss caught him on a romantic getaway, he
punished him exemplarily.
The
Greeks of the time believed that women had much greater sexual appetite than
men and had a hard time controlling their instincts. Women often commit
adultery. In Athens, the deceived man could kill his wife's lover with impunity,
and the unfaithful woman could not attend religious holidays, beautify, or go
to church.
The
husband could divorce his wife at any time, and he had the opportunity to offer
another woman. She didn't need her consent. The women could only initiate the
divorce through a relative, and the children were always under the paternal
guardianship.
Prostitution
The
men did not regard their wives as their physical and spiritual associates. The
easiest way to satisfy your cravings was to use porn, that is, ordinary
prostitutes. Often they did not even speak Greek and were slaves. They were
either men's fencing workers or guiding them to a rich week. Aging,
impoverished mother also taught her daughters the tricks of prostitution.
The
educated luxury prostitutes, the weekers, were the regular guests of the
banquets. They were rented overnight and entertained the men with dance,
lyrics, instrumental music, and witty conversations. Many of them became
celebrated celebrities, such as Rhodesia, Lais, or Phrune, who were the most
famous "celebs" in ancient Greece.
Perikles
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It
was common for men to hold a cot (pallak), which they could take with them to
the household without being married. The children from the relationship could
not be citizens of Athens. The only exception was Pericles's exclusive lover,
Aspasia.
Aspasia
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She gained such political influence in Athens that her son, born from
Pericles, was made a full-fledged citizen of Athens.
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