Historians believe that Greece could be the homeland of the oldest profession on Earth. Among the best minds of antiquity, sex for money was considered a sign of good form. According to the rules of the upper world, a real man had to have: a wife for procreation, a slave for the flesh and a worthy heter for true pleasure. In addition, according to the evidence that has come down to us, the role of a sex slave was not always assigned to a woman. What was the ancient world really like? How did the most famous thinkers of antiquity spend their leisure time?
Researchers insist that Greek myths are read exclusively for adults and should be marketed as 18+. According to historians, the Greeks wrote the erotic adventures of the Gods based on their own sexual adventures and they had something to remember.
According to ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was the progenitor of all living things, and his manhood was considered the beginning of all beginnings, which is why the cult of men reigned in Ancient Greece, they were allowed everything. They were considered the source of life and the embodiment of fertility. Although the Greeks were the first to observe the principle of monogamy, believing that it was barbaric to bring several wives into the house and a custom unworthy of a Hellenic did not prevent them from indulging in carnal pleasures on the side.
In ancient Greece, prostitution was a part of everyday life. Brothels met at every turn, and sex services were put on stream on the principle of a conveyor belt. As the researchers assure, the cost of visits to the brothel was affordable for all segments of the population, about the same cost a glass of the cheapest wine.
Harlots of the highest quality were called getters and were available only to wealthy men.
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The most famous heterosexual was Aspasia. In addition to her sexual talents, she had serious political ambitions. The philosophers Socrates and Plato often dropped in to see her, and over time, Aspasia became the mistress of the father of the founder of Athenian democracy, Pericles.
The Greek could satisfy his lust at home. While his wife ate peaches in the patio, he frolicked with a slave behind the wall (and the role of a sex slave was not always assigned only to a woman).
According to experts, most Greeks were bisexual, this was influenced by the patriarchal way of life. In addition, men spent too much time together (first in gymnasiums, then in the war). The Greeks were convinced that the power of such love produced excellent results.
In ancient Greece, it was not only homosexuality that acquired shocking proportions. Every 12-year-old Greek teenager had to get a senior mentor. It was considered a violation of duty for a man not to find a young man, and for a young man it was a shame not to be awarded such a friendship.
The ancient Greeks saw nothing shameful in public masturbation. The philosopher Diogenes of Sinop, who lived in a barrel on the square for many years, often pulled up his tunic urging his fellow citizens to be content with little.
Women also did not lag behind in this area. There were sex toys in the bedroom of every Greek woman. They were made everywhere, but the best were considered from the city of Miletus.
The sexual life of the ancient Greeks, even by today's standards, was the height of vulgarity and debauchery, nevertheless, even in this, they knew how to find inspiration. Images of intimate scenes adorned the best antique canvases, became part of grandiose architectural ensembles and an element of ancient Greek literature. Who would have thought now that behind the expression "sing a wedding song with your hand" or "fight with Aphrodite" is hidden another obscenity?