Homosexuality In Greek Myth
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Homosexuality In Greek Myth
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Author : Bernard Sergent
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press (MA)
Release Date : 1986
Homosexuality In Greek Myth written by Bernard Sergent and has been published by Beacon Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Greece categories.
Arguing that homosexuality of the classical era grew out of the prehistorical practice of initiatory homosexuality, Sergent examines initiation rites in a wide variety of ancient cultures, particularly in Crete and among a group of Germanic peoples. In these two cultures, a sexually active adult, the erastes, was the mentor/suitor of an adolescent boy, the eromenos. The boy was ritualistically kidnapped and then lived in the wild for a prescribed period, during which time the erastes taught him to hunt and slept with him. Killing a boar or bear - the final trial - qualified the eromenos as a hunter and signified his ascent to adult status. To illustrate his compelling thesis, Sergent provides an exhaustive survey of the Greek myths, demonstrating that the homosexual relationships of male gods and heroes follow a similar pattern of ritual initiation.
Lovers Legends
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Author : Andrew Calimach
language : en
Publisher: Haiduk Press
Release Date : 2002
Lovers Legends written by Andrew Calimach and has been published by Haiduk Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Lovers' Legends is a collection of homoerotic Greek myths restored from their primary sources. The collection also includes a new rendition of Lucian's Erotes. The volume is illustrated with ancient art.
Myths And Mysteries Of Same Sex Love
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Author : Christine Downing
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2006
Myths And Mysteries Of Same Sex Love written by Christine Downing and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Homosexuality categories.
"Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love makes a powerful statement about the realities of gay and lesbian psyche. A gay and lesbian psychic perspective may at first be startling, but once examined, it proves to be unforgettable." -The Advocate
Homosexuality In Greek Mythology
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Author : Michael Hone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05-29
Homosexuality In Greek Mythology written by Michael Hone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-29 with categories.
Homosexuality in Greek Mythology is an exhaustive study of homoeroticism. The catalyst was Eros, followed by Apollo who learned boy-love from the Spartan youth Hyacinth. Apollo's wailing at the death of his belovèd, killed by the jealous West Wind when Hyacinth wouldn't give him a tumble, awoke Zeus who decided to try his hand by capturing the Trojan Ganymede, making him Immortal as a first precaution. Like Caesar's soldiers who laughed behind his back when he bedded recruits, none of the Olympians was unaware of the real purpose of Zeus' so-called cupbearer. Having taken root, boy-love conquered the Greeks, bringing them victory in battle because no lover would ever demean himself in the eyes of his belovèd, vastly preferring death first. Two parts of this book are nearly book length in themselves, the first the voyage of the Argo, a ship of lovers and their belovèds, and the second the love between Achilles and Patrocles, played out during the colossal cataclysm of the Trojan War.
Mythos
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Author : Linda R Larson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-05-29
Mythos written by Linda R Larson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-29 with categories.
An introduction to Greek Myths with LGBT themes, MYTHOS: Queer Legends of Greek Gods and Heroes is a concise, easy to read and lavishly illustrated book featuring stories of male lovers in Greek mythology. Through narrative and more than 50 original full-color illustrations, MYTHOS explores time honored tales of gods and heroes with homoerotic themes. Some myths are well-known, such as Zeus and Ganymede and Apollo and Hyacinthus. More obscure myths include the many lovers of Heracles, and the love story of Theseus and Pirithous. Also profiled are the loves of Adonis, Hermes, Pan, Dionysus, Orpheus and many others. MYTHOS is Book II in the Written in Stone series; a collection of illustrated books celebrating the lives of LGBT people in history. Like The CUPBEARERS (Book I), MYTHOS is a focused segment of a much broader topic. The Written in Stone mission helps make this information mainstream through a series of short illustrated books.Also by this authorThe Cupbearers: The Male Favorite in Antiquity.
Eros
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Author : Bruce S Thornton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-12
Eros written by Bruce S Thornton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-12 with History categories.
Eros: The Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality is a controversial book that lays bare the meanings Greeks gave to sex. Contrary to the romantic idealization of sex dominating our culture, the Greeks saw eros as a powerful force of nature, potentially dangerous, and in need of control by society: Eros the Destroyer, not Cupid the Insipid, fired the Greek imagination.The destructiveness of eros can be seen in Greek imagery and metaphor, and in the Greeks' attitudes toward women and homosexuals. Images of love as fire, disease, storms, insanity, and violence?Top 40 song clichfor us?locate eros among the unpredictable and deadly forces of nature. The beautiful Aphrodite embodies the alluring danger of sex, while femmes fatales like Pandora and Helen represent the risky charms of female sexuality. And homosexuality typifies for the Greeks the frightening power of an indiscriminate appetite that threatens the stability of culture itself.In Eros: The Myth of Ancient Greek Sexuality, Bruce Thornton offers a uniquely sweeping and comprehensive account of ancient sexuality free of currently fashionable theoretical jargon and pretentions. In its conclusions the book challenges the distortions of much recent scholarship on Greek sexuality. And throughout it links the wary attitudes of the Greeks to our present-day concerns about love, sex, and family. What we see, finally, are the origins of some of our own views as well as a vision of sexuality that is perhaps more honest and mature than our own dangerous illusions.
Greek Homosexuality
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Author : Kenneth James Dover
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 2016
Greek Homosexuality written by Kenneth James Dover and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Greece categories.
Same Sex Desire And Love In Greco Roman Antiquity And In The Classical Tradition Of The West
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Author : Beerte C. Verstraete
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-01
Same Sex Desire And Love In Greco Roman Antiquity And In The Classical Tradition Of The West written by Beerte C. Verstraete and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-01 with Social Science categories.
New and surprising insights into homoeroticism of times past In ancient times, the Greek god Eros personified both heterosexual and homosexual attractions. Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in Classical Tradition of the West explores the homosexual side of the vanished civilizations of Greece and Rome, and the resulting influence on the Classical tradition of the West. Respected scholars clearly present evidence that shows the extensive nature of homoeroticism and homosexuality in the Classical world. Iconography such as vase decoration and carved gemstones is presented in photographs, and the text includes an examination of a wide selection of literature of the times with an eye to opening new vistas for future study. Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in Classical Tradition of the West lays to rest the myths generally accepted as truth about Greco-Roman views on homosexuality and brings fresh insights to philological and historical scholarship. This book provides nuanced, humanistic discussions on the common phenomena of same-sex desire. Topics include Greek pederasty and its origins, the Greek female homoeroticism of Sappho, homosexuality in Greek and Roman art and literature, and the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the influence of discussions of Greek and Roman homosexuality in the twentieth century. The text is extensively referenced and includes helpful notation. Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in Classical Tradition of the West provides a comprehensive table of abbreviations, subject index, and index of names and terms. It discusses in detail: the integral role athletic nudity played in athlete-trainer pederasty the central role of pederasty in Greek history, politics, art, literature, and learning tracing the history of the Ganymede myth how the athletic culture of Sparta contributed to the spread of pederasty in Greece homosexuality in Boeotia in contrast to the rest of Greece the homoeroticism of Sappho dispelling generally accepted myths prevalent about Roman sexuality Roman visual representations of homosexuality as evidence of prevailing attitudes homoerotic connotations in literature and philosophy of the Italian Renaissance the effect of German classical philology on gay scholarship English Romantic poets and the importance of male love in their lives the Uranians’ use of allusions and themes from ancient Greece the building of intellectual community through gay print culture—through the use of Greece and Rome as models and more Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in Classical Tradition of the West is essential reading for Classicists, specialists in gender/sexuality studies, humanists interested in the classical tradition in Western culture, psychologists, and other social scientists in human sexuality.
Homosexuality In Ancient Athens
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Author : Joseph R. Laurin
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Homosexuality In Ancient Athens written by Joseph R. Laurin and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Homosexuality in Ancient Athens is a brief, yet comprehensive and thoroughly documented history of the life style of men and women during the Classical period of the fifth and fourth centuries BCE in Athens, Greece. The references to ancient literary and iconographic sources and to modern literature are collected by chapters as follows: Definitions, Mythical Origin of Man, Men's Sexual Life Style, Homosexuality, Pederasty, Effeminacy, Lesbianism, Men's Friendship and Sexual Reality. A select Bibliography and Index follow the 173 pages of text, illustrated by two maps and eight reproductions of ancient paintings on vases. This book is an offshoot of Women of Ancient Athens published recently by the same author. Homosexuality in Ancient Athens is dedicated to all readers who desire to know more about the homosexual life style of the ancient Athenian men and women. Their history is unique in many ways, always intriguing and fascinating. This scholarly book is perfectly suited for libraries for adults and for academic reference centers as well as leading bookstores carrying English titles. Its Print-on-Demand access contributes to a wider distribution at a lower price. A quiz, for no grade or credit, just for fun! 1. Did the playwright Aristophanes and the philosopher Aristotle know each other in Athens? Yes ____ or No ____ 2. Were the terms "homosexual" and "lesbian" created by the Greeks of the Classical period? Yes ____ or No ____ 3. Was Cornelius Celsus of the first century CE first to write a treatise on venereal diseases? Yes ____ or No ____ 4. Was The dialogue "Symposium" written about love by Aristophanes ? Yes ____ or No ____ 5. Was the hero Achilles younger than his friend Patroclus? Yes ____ or No ____ 6. Did Aristotle object to the practice of pederasty when he wrote his Nicomachean Ethics? Yes ____ or No ____ 7. Did Nicomachus succeed his father Aristotle as director of the Lyceum of Athens? Yes ____ or No ____ 8. Did Socrates live before Jesus? time? Yes ____ No ____ If you need some help, please find the answers below in "Excerpts" section.
Female Homosexuality In Ancient Greece And Rome
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Author : Sandra Boehringer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-06
Female Homosexuality In Ancient Greece And Rome written by Sandra Boehringer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-06 with History categories.
This groundbreaking study, among the earliest syntheses on female homosexuality throughout Antiquity, explores the topic with careful reference to ancient concepts and views, drawing fully on the existing visual and written record including literary, philosophical, and scientific documents. Even today, ancient female homosexuals are still too often seen in terms of a mythical, ethereal Sapphic love, or stereotyped as "Amazons" or courtesans. Boehringer's scholarly book replaces these clichés with rigorous, precise analysis of iconography and texts by Sappho, Plato, Ovid, Juvenal, and many other lyric poets, satirists, and astrological writers, in search of the prevailing norms, constraints, and possibilities for erotic desire. The portrait emerges of an ancient society to which today's sexual categories do not apply—a society "before sexuality"—where female homosexuality looks very different, but is nonetheless very real. Now available in English for the first time, Female Homosexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome includes a preface by David Halperin. This book will be of value to students and scholars of ancient sexuality and gender, and to anyone interested in histories and theories of sexuality.