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	Hippias continued as tyrant for another four years but, in the aftermath of his brother's assassination, he developed a deep mistrust of pederasty and his rule became harsh and paranoid. He allied himself with the Persians who had attacked the institution of pederasty in Ionia in order to bring those cities under dictatorial control.<ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, p.121</ref>		Hippias continued as tyrant for another four years but, in the aftermath of his brother's assassination, he developed a deep mistrust of pederasty and his rule became harsh and paranoid. He allied himself with the [[Persian Empire\|Persians]] who had attacked the institution of pederasty in Ionia in order to bring those cities under dictatorial control.<ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, p.121</ref>

	Unhappiness with the ever-harsher tyranny grew until finally the Spartans were recruited to help drive out the last of the Peisistratids. Hippias fled to Persia where he became a vocal critic of pederasty.<ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, p.182</ref>		Unhappiness with the ever-harsher tyranny grew until finally the Spartans were recruited to help drive out the last of the Peisistratids. Hippias fled to Persia where he became a vocal critic of pederasty.<ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, p.182</ref>

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	'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens whose assassination of the tyrant Hipparchus was credited with bringing democracy to Athens. Others argued that their act sprang from a desire for personal revenge, and was only later processed by democratic politicians and historians into a patriotic act.		'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens whose assassination of the tyrant Hipparchus was credited with bringing democracy to Athens. Others argued that their act sprang from a desire for personal revenge, and was only later processed by democratic politicians and historians into a patriotic act.

			The courage and loyalty shown by the lovers in resisting tyranny was believed to be a specific attribute of [[pederasty]].
	== The Peisistratid Tyranny ==		== The Peisistratid Tyranny ==

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	Aristogeiton and his beloved, along with other co-conspirators, developed a plan to overthrow the Peisistratid tyranny by assassinating both Hippias and Hipparchus.		Aristogeiton and his beloved, along with other co-conspirators, developed a plan to overthrow the Peisistratid tyranny by assassinating both Hippias and Hipparchus.

	On the day of the Great Panathenaea, an Athenian festival celebrated every fourth year, Harmodius and Aristogeiton prepared to attack the Peisistratids with daggers. But before they could begin, they saw Hippias engaging in conversation with some of the plot's co-~~conspiritors~~. Believing their plot foiled, the two lovers rushed to effect what damage they could. They came across Hipparchus and "in all the fury that a man in love and a man humiliated could feel, they stabbed until they killed him."<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome, ed. T. Hubbard, p.61</ref>		On the day of the Great Panathenaea, an Athenian festival celebrated every fourth year, Harmodius and Aristogeiton prepared to attack the Peisistratids with daggers. But before they could begin, they saw Hippias engaging in conversation with some of the plot's co-conspirators. Believing their plot foiled, the two lovers rushed to effect what damage they could. They came across Hipparchus and "in all the fury that a man in love and a man humiliated could feel, they stabbed until they killed him."<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome, ed. T. Hubbard, p.61</ref>

	Harmodius was immediately killed by Hipparchus's guards, while Aristogeiton was taken alive and tortured in an attempt to discover the identity of the co-~~conspiritors~~. Aristogeiton convinced Hippias he would confess all if the tyrant would only shake his hand as a pledge of good faith. Hippias did so, but was immediately taunted by Aristogeiton for shaking the hand of his brother's murderer. Enraged, Hippias lost control and slew Aristogeiton on the spot.<ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-eng1:18</ref><ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng1:6.54</ref>		Harmodius was immediately killed by Hipparchus's guards, while Aristogeiton was taken alive and tortured in an attempt to discover the identity of the co-conspirators. Aristogeiton convinced Hippias he would confess all if the tyrant would only shake his hand as a pledge of good faith. Hippias did so, but was immediately taunted by Aristogeiton for shaking the hand of his brother's murderer. Enraged, Hippias lost control and slew Aristogeiton on the spot.<ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg003.perseus-eng1:18</ref><ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng1:6.54</ref>

	== Aftermath ==		== Aftermath ==

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	{{History}}		{{History}}
	'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens ~~who achieved everlasting fame by assassinating~~ the tyrant Hipparchus~~, an act celebrated as the beginning of~~ democracy. ~~The courage~~ and ~~loyalty shown~~ by ~~the lovers in resisting tyranny was believed to be~~ a ~~specific attribute of [[pederasty]]~~.		'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens whose assassination of the tyrant Hipparchus was credited with bringing democracy to Athens. Others argued that their act sprang from a desire for personal revenge, and was only later processed by democratic politicians and historians into a patriotic act.

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	Although writers such as Thucydides carefully debunked many of the mythological elements surrounding the Harmodius and Aristogeiton story, at no time was the symbolic importance of this pederastic dynamic duo seriously threatened.		Although writers such as Thucydides carefully debunked many of the mythological elements surrounding the Harmodius and Aristogeiton story, at no time was the symbolic importance of this pederastic dynamic duo seriously threatened.

	The statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton celebrated an ideal pederastic relationship. According to C. Sara Monoson, "the statue invites young men and boys to identify with Harmodius and mature men with Aristogeiton and then for both to 'vicariously savor the [[homoerotic]] relationship between the two' (Stewart 1997: 73)".<ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' p.48, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref> Such a relationship is expected, as a matter of course, to channel its pederastic energy into a betterment of its lovers and the society they belong to. The self-confidence, love of freedom, and intellectual creativity that was to bloom in classical-age Athens was thought to have derived from the ideal represented by this heroic couple. ~~Even~~ later ~~critics~~ of ~~sexual activity between men~~ and ~~boys~~, ~~such as Plato~~ and ~~Xenophon~~, never disputed the rightness of a pederastic ~~relationship~~ modeled on Harmodius and Aristogeiton.<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: a sourcebook of basic documents, Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard, p.15</ref><ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' pp.42-51, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref><ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, pp.181-2.</ref><ref>Greek Homosexuality, by K.J. Dover, pp.41-2.</ref>		The statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton celebrated an ideal pederastic relationship. According to C. Sara Monoson, "the statue invites young men and boys to identify with Harmodius and mature men with Aristogeiton and then for both to 'vicariously savor the [[homoerotic]] relationship between the two' (Stewart 1997: 73)".<ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' p.48, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref> Such a relationship is expected, as a matter of course, to channel its pederastic energy into a betterment of its lovers and the society they belong to. The self-confidence, love of freedom, and intellectual creativity that was to bloom in classical-age Athens was thought to have derived from the ideal represented by this heroic couple. Plato and Xenophon, in their later critiques of pederastic relationships that deviated into anal sex (known as "hybris" in Ancient Greece, and seen as dishonorable, abusive, and shameful), never disputed the rightness of ethical pederastic relationships modeled on that of Harmodius and Aristogeiton.<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: a sourcebook of basic documents, Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard, p.15</ref><ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' pp.42-51, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref><ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, pp.181-2.</ref><ref>Greek Homosexuality, by K.J. Dover, pp.41-2.</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Although writers such as Thucydides carefully debunked many of the mythological elements surrounding the Harmodius and Aristogeiton story, at no time was the symbolic importance of this pederastic dynamic duo seriously threatened.		Although writers such as Thucydides carefully debunked many of the mythological elements surrounding the Harmodius and Aristogeiton story, at no time was the symbolic importance of this pederastic dynamic duo seriously threatened.

	The statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton celebrated an ideal pederastic relationship. According to C. Sara Monoson, "the statue invites young men and boys to identify with Harmodius and mature men with Aristogeiton and then for both to 'vicariously savor the homoerotic relationship between the two' (Stewart 1997: 73)".<ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' p.48, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref> Such a relationship is expected, as a matter of course, to channel its pederastic energy into a betterment of its lovers and the society they belong to. The self-confidence, love of freedom, and intellectual creativity that was to bloom in classical-age Athens was thought to have derived from the ideal represented by this heroic couple. Even later critics of sexual activity between men and boys, such as Plato and Xenophon, never disputed the rightness of a pederastic relationship modeled on Harmodius and Aristogeiton.<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: a sourcebook of basic documents, Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard, p.15</ref><ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' pp.42-51, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref><ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, pp.181-2.</ref><ref>Greek Homosexuality, by K.J. Dover, pp.41-2.</ref>		The statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton celebrated an ideal pederastic relationship. According to C. Sara Monoson, "the statue invites young men and boys to identify with Harmodius and mature men with Aristogeiton and then for both to 'vicariously savor the [[homoerotic]] relationship between the two' (Stewart 1997: 73)".<ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' p.48, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref> Such a relationship is expected, as a matter of course, to channel its pederastic energy into a betterment of its lovers and the society they belong to. The self-confidence, love of freedom, and intellectual creativity that was to bloom in classical-age Athens was thought to have derived from the ideal represented by this heroic couple. Even later critics of sexual activity between men and boys, such as Plato and Xenophon, never disputed the rightness of a pederastic relationship modeled on Harmodius and Aristogeiton.<ref>Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: a sourcebook of basic documents, Edited by Thomas K. Hubbard, p.15</ref><ref>''The Allure of Harmodius and Aristogeiton'' pp.42-51, by C. Sara Monoson, in "Greek Love Reconsidered", ed. T. Hubbard, NAMBLA Topics 9</ref><ref>Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece, by William Armstrong Percy III, pp.181-2.</ref><ref>Greek Homosexuality, by K.J. Dover, pp.41-2.</ref>

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			== See also ==

			*[[Ancient Greece]]

			*[[Pederasty in ancient Greece]]

			*[[Athenian pederasty]]



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	Thucydides described Harmodius as being "in the flower of his youth, of great beauty".<ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng1:6.54</ref> He was the beloved of Aristogeiton, an Athenian of middle rank. Their relationship came under direct threat when Hipparchus, having fallen in love with Harmodius, made continual attempts to seduce the young man.		Thucydides described Harmodius as being "in the flower of his youth, of great beauty".<ref>http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0003.tlg001.perseus-eng1:6.54</ref> He was the beloved of Aristogeiton, an Athenian of middle rank. Their relationship came under direct threat when Hipparchus, having fallen in love with Harmodius, made continual attempts to seduce the young man.
			[[File:Harmodius and Aristogiton.jpg\|thumb\|left\|[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]]]]
	Harmodius rejected all sexual advances from Hipparchus, something which angered the second-most-powerful man in Athens and caused him to plot revenge.		Harmodius rejected all sexual advances from Hipparchus, something which angered the second-most-powerful man in Athens and caused him to plot revenge.

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	'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens who achieved everlasting fame by assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus, an act celebrated as the beginning of democracy. The courage and loyalty shown by the lovers in resisting tyranny was believed to be a specific attribute of [[pederasty]].		'''Harmodius and Aristogeiton''' (died 514 BC) were a pederastic couple from Athens who achieved everlasting fame by assassinating the tyrant Hipparchus, an act celebrated as the beginning of democracy. The courage and loyalty shown by the lovers in resisting tyranny was believed to be a specific attribute of [[pederasty]].