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Why did Athenians idealize homosexuality rather than heterosexual love?
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∙ 6y ago
The did not idealise it. It was convenient. A man qualified fro a wife after he had proved himself in life and battle. In the interim a young man would take on a boy, and some kept up the habit on the side later after being married. When the boys grew up, they followed the same route - Those who adopted effeminacy as an ongoing lifestyle were detested.
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∙ 7y agoThey didn't idealize it, but accepted it as a part of nature.
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