quote: Originally posted by Alchemist
I looked it up on Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pederasty
During ancient Greece there was a lot of this stuff going on. Bonds between a young shield bearer and the soldier he works for getting out of hand. That sort of thing. If I'm mistaken someone correct me. I actually first heard about this from Athar.
It was a common practice during ancient Greece, yes. Elders would take young boys as their "beloved" and "instill virtue" in them - both through educational training, and through sex.
It was always looked down upon even in ancient Greece, though, but only in public. That is, people wouldn't announce that they had sex with a young boy, nor would a young boy announce that he had an old man for a lover, because that would be "shameful".
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