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Tag Archives: ancient greece
SOcrates more like hypocrates
Eros is defined by Socrates as the desire for what one does not have, and what one wishes to hold on to forever. It would appear that through this definition of Eros, Socrates places a greater level of importance upon … Continue reading
Platonic Love is Extremely Underrated
Many people are familiar with the scenario of their best friend entering a romantic relationship, and distancing from friends in order to spend time with their significant other. In our society, romantic/sexual relationships and childbirth are held on a … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient greece, Aristophanes, First-Year Seminar, Platonic love, socrates
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Becoming Immortalized
During Socrates’ speech about the meaning of Eros in Plato’s Symposium, he constantly brings up the idea of humans wishing to leave their mark on the world and therefore, to be immortalized. He discusses and contrasts two different ways humans … Continue reading
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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
Men, Sappho, and Aphrodite
This week’s readings brought up the contrasting relationships male poets and female poets had with Aphrodite. For the male poets, Aphrodite made the male’s feel powerless, whereas Sappho saw Aphrodite as an ally. These bonds with Aphrodite shows how the … Continue reading
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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
Sapphic Imagery of Nature
In Sappho’s poetry, she employs the use of imagery in order to express her love for women and their beauty. Many of the images used equate flowers or aspects of nature to female sexuality. These metaphors of nature allow us … Continue reading
Teaching them something
The Ancient Greek practice of Pederastry was a custom that commonly left its intended boarders of mentorship and education to include emotional and physical desire. The concept of Pedastry was simple, older men (ages upwards of 20) would take younger … Continue reading
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Slim Thick, Little- ….. Arousal: The Asymmetric Nature of Pederasty
In Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty: Boys Were Their Gods by Andrew Lear and Eva Cantarella, vase paintings of pederastic relationships depict the seeming lack of sexual desire, especially on the part of the eromenoi. Starting with figure 0.4, the … Continue reading
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“It’s Not Just a Phase, Mom”
Perhaps one of the most frustrating terms for an LGBT person to hear thrown around in regards to sexuality is “phase,” but to the ancient Greeks homoeroticism was characterized by phases. There are several types of phases to explore when … Continue reading
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