05-06-2009, 03:55 PM
This same twisted logic, that grief or risking one's life must be due to sexual activity, is still being used by modern authors to shore up a case for obligate sexuality between "inspirer" and "hearer" in the Spartan tradition. There is a famous tale of a fallen Spartan whose "lover" stood over his body and defended it suicidally. This story has been used to show they were sexually involved on the odd notion that only sexual bonds could inspire such sacrifice.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
