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- Week 1: Theories of Sexuality
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- Week 2: Ancient Greek Pederasty
- Week 3: Female Homoeroticism and Male Sexual Deviance
- Week 4: Platonic Love
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- Week 6: From Ancient to Renaissance Italy
- Week 8: Female Transvestism to "Romantic Friendship"
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Category Archives: Week 3: Female Homoeroticism and Male Sexual Deviance
Pederasty or Prostitution
The concept of pederasty in ancient Greece was riddled with cultural nuances of mentorship of education in all fields, that was unreliable due to functioning greatly on the part of sexual desire and would commonly be used to deteriorate the … Continue reading
His Body His Choice
Throughout Aeschines’ animosity speech against Timarchus, he mentions a few reasons why Timarchus should not be allowed to have any political rights in Athens. Those reasons include: he stripped naked during an Assembly, he does not inherit anything from his … Continue reading
Who Run The World? (Not Girls, Apparently)
Through Aeschines’ words in his prosecution against Timarchus, one can gather a lot about the status and roles of women in Athenian society at this time. First of all, the whole purpose of Aeschines’ speech is to disenfranchise Timarchus and … Continue reading
Where’s My Gf? – How Societal Norms Made Flirting Difficult For Sappho
In Sappho’s poetry, she expresses a level of jealousy towards men. This is likely the result of the roles and expectations in her society. When the speaker in Sappho 31, presumably Sappho, tries to talk to the girl, she can’t, … Continue reading
There’s Always Competition
Despite the many differences between Sappho’s poetry and the archaic Greek male poets, the core of their relationships is still extremely similar. The core of a relationship stems from the desire for the other partner. In Theognis and Sappho’s fragment … Continue reading
