Spartan pederasty?

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Actually the opposite huppened.The only form of homosexuality that was ecceptable was between a young eromenos between 15 and 18 years old and an udult erastes.I Agree with Stefanos that the amount of homosexuals lets say in Athens was probably no more than nowadays or perhaps a bit more.It's just that it was far more accepted in their society than today.In the Symposium,most of the participants talk as if the only reason to marry a woman instead of having a lover is to have children.But still,if you think who where talking,you see that they don't represent but a small minority in Athenian society,and although they mention that some Athenians are against this practise,they don't feel the need to hide anything.Also,they mention that this is a Dorian custom and probably this is why some upper class Athenians are against it.Too much attention has ben paid on the matter,not for any other reason but because some still today are not as open minded as the Greeks 2300 years ago.
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Giannis