Settle an argument Im having with a friend.He insists that in ancient Greece homosexuality was frowned upon while I say that it was actually common and accepted in everyday life.Who is right?Also,if I am correct,was it just as accepted among females as males?
curtisports2
Even though it's Wikipedia, it's a pretty good explanation. It was a very complex subject. What we consider homosexual relations today was not always seen, in ancient Greek society, as homosexual sex. That is because the passive partner was not seen by society as being a man, even though they were male.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_ancient_Greece
Anonymous
Many ancient Greek men were indiscriminate about who they stuck it in to. It was just nature calling. Even today, there are species particularly among the chimp family w/ little discretion about who to have sex with. They love each other a lot and no/few complications develop.
Understand, everyone is born into a societal culture that may or may not put limitations on what is acceptable.
I think I read something about Brazilian men. They consider the catcher gay, not the pitcher.
so
Teen boys and adult men were a thing, and expected. Male/male sex was also expected in the military. You were seen as odd if you didn't have sex with other guys. Women didn't get a lot of respect in ancient Greece.
?
Pederasty is a (usually erotic) homosexual relationship between an adult male and a pubescent or adolescent male. In the history of Europe, its most structured cultural manifestation was Athenian pederasty, and became most prominent in the 6th century BC. Homosexuality in the militaries of ancient Greece was regarded as contributing to morale. Although the primary example is the Sacred Band of Thebes, a unit said to have been formed of same-sex couples, the Spartan tradition of military heroism has also been explained in light of strong emotional bonds resulting from homosexual relationships. Various ancient Greek sources record incidents of courage in battle and interpret them as motivated by homoerotic bonds.
?
If I remember correctly, just about everything was accepted. Hetero and Homo-sexuality....pedophilia....rape....among siblings.....the whole kit and kaboodle.