boys were their godsLear, Andrewcreatorauthor.Cantarella, Evaauthor.textbibliographyHistory.Pictorial works.enk20102010monographiceng

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xvii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmSexual relations between men and adolescent boys were a social institution in ancient Greece. This book presents the history of Greek pederasty and the scholarship on the topic, with a large number of illustrations. This lavishly illustrated book brings together, for the first time, all of the different ways in which vase-painting portrays or refers to pederasty, from scenes of courtship, foreplay, and sex, to scenes of Zeus with his boy-love Ganymede, to painted inscriptions praising the beauty of boys. The book shows how painters used the language of vase-painting to cast pederasty in an idealizing light, portraying it as part of a world in which beautiful elite males display praiseworthy attitudes, such as moderation, and engage in approved activities, such as hunting, athletics, and the symposium. The book also incorporates a comprehensive catalogue of relevant vase-paintings, compiled by noted archaeologist Keith DeVries. It is the most comprehensive treatment available of an institution that has few modern parallels.Andrew Lear and Eva Cantarella.Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index.e-gr---Male homosexualityGreeceHistoryTo 1500SodomyGreeceHistoryTo 1500Male homosexualityGreeceHistoryTo 1500Pictorial worksSodomyGreeceHistoryTo 1500Pictorial worksMale homosexualitySodomyGreece To 1500 fast HQ76.2.G8 C36 2010306.77093897804155640450415564042UKM09091620190813082903.0ocn440125925eng