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Originally posted by helio415@Sep 28 2005, 07:07 AM
what you are thinking of is called Pederasty. it is when an older man takes a younger man as a aprentise (spelling).but back then the older men tought the men you to make love to anyone. because the greeks had a kind of bisexual outlook. a man would have a wife but on the side he would get pleasure from his friends. this was a good thing in wars.
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No it is not.
Pederasity refers to a sexual attraction to pre-pubescent children.
The classical Greek motif was specifically addressed to young males - specifically defined as the age between the first appearance of pubic hair and the arrival of facial hair (beards defining manhood).
It is also to be noted that male homosexuality in no way was a 'majority' thing in classical Greece. It should also be noted that it is impossible to generalise about Ancient Greece since it was so diverse and dis-unified. Athens, Sparta and Thebes were known for their 'liberal' views on homosexuality, but this was not constant across the Greek world of that era. Corinth for example was particularly noted for female prostitution.
And it is to be noted that even in Athens, there were several (failed) attempts to make it illegal.