| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xxxiv, 789 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-751) and index. |
| Summary |
The first major rexamination of homosexuality in Greece since the dawn of the modern gay rights movement, this book sheds new light on every aspect of Greek culture, from politics and religion to art and war. It explodes the myth of Greek "boy love," showing that Greek same-sex pairs were often of the same generation, and it shows how the passion of "besottedness" played out in the myths of Ganymede and Cephalus, in the lives of archetypal Greek heroes such as Achilles, Hercuales, and Alexander, in the politics of Athens and the army of lovers that defended Thebes. The author also considers the sexual peculiarities of Sparta and Crete, the legend and truth surrounding Sappho, and the relationship between Greek athletics and sexuality.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Greeks had words for it. Eros in love -- Grace, sex and favors -- Age-classes, love-rules and corrupting the young -- Pt. II. Sodomania. Sexing up the Greeks -- Sex versus homosexuality -- Language as a mirror of the world -- Pt. III. Greek love and Greek religions. Ganymede rising -- Noonday Phaedrus, Cephalus at dawn -- Pelops and Hyacinthus at new year -- Pt. IV. Men of war. Achilles and Heracles -- Crete and Sparta -- The secrets of Elis, the sacred band and Alexander : regional variations - Syzygies -- Pt. V. Eros off duty. Sappho, Samos and the tomb of the diver : lyrics of Greek love -- Words and pictures : the Athenian system -- The fourth century : politics and the professionals -- Conclusion: a map of Greek love. |
| Subject |
Homosexuality -- Greece -- History.
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Homosexuality. |
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Greece. |
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History. |
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Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C.
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
To 146 B.C |
| Subject |
Homosexuality. |
| ISBN |
9780375505164 alkaline paper |
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0375505164 alkaline paper |
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