Sex in Ancient Greece - Views Towards Sex & Positions Part 2

In the first part of the article we covered thebeaten first to get them to be more compliant.
background to ancient Greek society and sex.The third option for the Greek men were hetaera (or
Here we will look at more on how sex was viewededucated and groomed prostitutes). They joined the
and sexual positions. The Greeks (as many ancientmen at their symposia, entertained, argued, and then
societies were) were extremely liberated and sex inslept with the highest paying customer.
ancient times was certainly very different to ourTheir education included also the delights of the
view of sex today.bedroom, and it appears that the positions used
For the man in ancient Greece, considering he waswere varied and inventive. Doggy-style variant
not a slave, but either a citizen, or free man, hispositions were featured, and some face to face
choice for sex would be with his wife (doubtful, assexual positions on chairs. Sodomy was an included
you will see below), household slaves, professionaloption in the sexual repertoire.
prostitutes, or young boys.Another variant of the prostitute was the temple
The ancient Greek man, as today, was basicallyprostitutes, and it seems all their positions were
bi-sexual, with a preference for pederasty.variants of standing positions, both front and rear
The Role of the Wifeentry.
The wives of Greek men were to do three thingsThe last variant of the prostitute was the
exclusively. They were to bear legitimate children,chamaitype (or dirt doers).
care for the home, and to cook.These were the street girls, and there were neither
They were not allowed out of the home unattended,rooms nor furniture for the couple. Whatever was
ever.done was in the street (in the dirt). Conventional
According to our knowledge of the past, the Greekdoggy-style seems to be their specialty, both vaginal
men would marry them at about 14 to 15 years old,and sodomized. Fallatio was also their specialty, and
and sex with them was often performed in rearwe know that beating them up before was not
entry standing positions.required.
Sex in bed was not unknown, but the beds were notBi Sexuality
as they are today, and often an older man on top ofThe most important variant for the Greek man was
a young girl, in a bed, would be inconvenient. Thethe young boy, always less than 17. The older man
young wives were totally inexperienced, and werewas the erostes (lover) and young boy the
mostly ravished by their older and often satederomenoi, or loved one.
husbands.The older man would be responsible for the young
One ancient Greek writer mentions a man sodomizingman's education, and financial support.
his wife, and being severely punished after beingThey would appear in public, especailly at the
discovered.gymnaisium (literally, place to be naked), and fallatio
Sex in Greek Everyday Lifeby the young man on the older considered an honor.
The homes of the ancient Greeks were full ofGreeks believed semen held man's wisdom and
people.strength, and the young man would necessarily take
There were the wives and children, slaves, the slavethis from the older one.
children and some free man servants.Plato's works are full of pederastic implications, and
The Greek man could do as he wished with hisprinciples, and generally, this form of homosexuality
slaves.was a completely accepted norm.
Pottery always portrays the wives of Greek menIt was also practiced by rich freed women, with
fully clothed, even when having sex, while the slavesyoung girls. The favored sexual position was standing
are always naked.rear entry sodomy.
The preferred sexual positions were standing rearA comparison
entry, sodomized read entry, and sex on chairs orWe tend to think that today we live in a society
couches.where most sexual preferences are accepted and
Although fellatio was a theoretical taboo, it wasmany talk of a breakdown in moral values, but this is
widely performed. Slaves and prostitutes were oftennot true when compared to the ancient Greeks!