Gay greek art
Pederasty, Pornoi and parties: the Greek symposium and homoeroticism
Image description: Ancient Greek pottery art of two men in the Greek symposium
TW: Mentions of pederasty and non-consensual sexual activities.
The Greek symposium was a respectable affair… until it wasn’t. The men of ancient Greek societies gathered in compact groups with their friends and enjoyed a night of engaging discussion, exciting entertainment and (most importantly) copious amounts of alcohol. The event was used to make connections and further a male&#;s education, particularly younger men who had a lot to learn about the complicated politics of the Greek polis. However, the symposium was, at its heart, a party, and the Greeks knew all the leading ways to have fun.
Poets and vases describe and depict scenes of hilarious entertainers, musical accompaniments and the most beautiful foreign women reclining alongside the gentlemen attendees. However, this is the Pink section and we aren’t here to discuss the females invited to symposia: instead we will focus on the pederastic relationships of erastes an
Eromenoi and cockerels
Hi Mark
I think you have identified one of the problems and one that it seems Dover acknowledged. But Davidson’s problems with Dover/Foucault are a) that they emphasise genital acts and fail to acknowledge the emotional dimension of the relationships they describe and b) that too much importance is attached to the proceed of penetration and the consequent development of a reductive power/domination model. This is to sketch both sides of the argument in primary colours but I think it captures the essence.
Dover’s study is of course ground breaking and of major importance. Nevertheless the way he talks about “homosexuality” is naturally situated in framework of views that seem rather dated. I am by no means up to date on the latest scholarship but Dover was writing in a time before “queer studies” became as mainstream as it is now. But perhaps thats a subject for a separate thread.
Here are the various reviews and replies which appeared in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review. There is obviously a lot of sniping going on but there is an acknowledgement that David
God Zeus seizes Ganymedes Vase Homosexual Gay Love Ancient Greek Pottery Ceramic
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The original painting of our vase is found on an Attic Red Figure Kylix ( - B.C.) attributed to the Penthesilea Painter, exchibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Ferrara
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Zeus seizes the youth Ganymedes. The god holds a royal, lotus-tipped sceptre and a lightning-bolt rests by his side. The boy holds a rooster.
Ganymede was a Trojan prince in Greek mythology, known for his beauty. According to a myth, Zeus turned into an eagle and abducted Ganymede, bringing him to Mount Olympus. To compensate his father, Zeus offered him the best horses possible, and told him that his son would now be immortal and serve as a cupbearer for the gods, as well as a lover for him. Ganymedes was often portrayed as the god of homosexual love and as such appears as a playmate of the love-g
Homosexual Love Gay Sex painting Ancient Greece ceramic plate Greek Pottery
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