CLAS 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Bernard Le Bovier De Fontenelle, Pierre Jeanpierre, Hekataios
8 Jul 2016
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Antiquity doesn"t equal middle ages: background- the nature of myth, greek attitudes regarding myth, the modern study of myth. A classical myth is a story, through its classical form, has attained a kind of immortality because its inherent archetypal beauty, profundity, and power have inspired rewarding renewal and transformation by successive generations (p. 26) Greek society was not built on christian. No religious notion of sin on sexual practice. Greek homosexuality avoided until 1970"s because scholars felt uneasy about it for a long time. Did not make clear differentiation on sexuality ex: gay, straight etc. Citizens of aristocracy: practice of relationship between an older man and a younger man (pederasty) Pederasty not only about sex, older teach younger how to be good citizen, behave rationally etc. No legal age limit, from evidence from court cases from athens. Thebes: evidence for elite military 300 people male couples. Greek philosophers: idealizing pederasty for educational purposes.
