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	*"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.173-192		*"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.173-192

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	In [[~~Thebes (Greece)\|~~Thebes]], the main polis in [[Boeotia]], a renowned center of [[Pederasty in ancient Greece\|pederasty]], the practice was enshrined in the [[founding myth]] of the city. In this instance the story was meant to teach by counterexample: it depicts [[Laius]], a divine hero and one of the mythical ancestors of the Thebans, in the role of a lover who betrays the father and rapes the son, [[Chrysippus (mythology)\|Chrysippus]]. For his double crime the gods meted out exemplary punishment, visited not only upon him, but upon his own son, [[Oedipus]], and his children. (In an apparent attempt to emphasize Laius' criminality, ancient artistic convention had his victim depicted not as an adolescent – the usual representation of beloved boys in Greek paintings on ceramic – but as a child, a reference to the contempt the Greeks had for men who pursued under-age boys). The tale of Laius and Chrysippus garnered Thebes the distinction of being, on the mainland, the "legendary font of Greek pederasty."<ref>William A. Percy, ''Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece,'' 1996; p.133</ref>		In [[Thebes]], the main polis in [[Boeotia]], a renowned center of [[Pederasty in ancient Greece\|pederasty]], the practice was enshrined in the [[founding myth]] of the city. In this instance the story was meant to teach by counterexample: it depicts [[Laius]], a divine hero and one of the mythical ancestors of the Thebans, in the role of a lover who betrays the father and rapes the son, [[Chrysippus (mythology)\|Chrysippus]]. For his double crime the gods meted out exemplary punishment, visited not only upon him, but upon his own son, [[Oedipus]], and his children. (In an apparent attempt to emphasize Laius' criminality, ancient artistic convention had his victim depicted not as an adolescent – the usual representation of beloved boys in Greek paintings on ceramic – but as a child, a reference to the contempt the Greeks had for men who pursued under-age boys). The tale of Laius and Chrysippus garnered Thebes the distinction of being, on the mainland, the "legendary font of Greek pederasty."<ref>William A. Percy, ''Pederasty and Pedagogy in Archaic Greece,'' 1996; p.133</ref>

	Another Boeotian pederastic myth is the story of the hero [[Narcissus (mythology)\|Narcissus]] of [[Thespiae]], a tale which, in its archaic form, was a cautionary myth teaching boys not to be cruel to their lovers.		Another Boeotian pederastic myth is the story of the hero [[Narcissus (mythology)\|Narcissus]] of [[Thespiae]], a tale which, in its archaic form, was a cautionary myth teaching boys not to be cruel to their lovers.

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	Towards the end of the Classical period of Theban history, [[Gorgidas]], a renowned statesman and general formed a military battalion consisting of one hundred and fifty pairs of men with their youthful lovers, known as the [[Sacred Band of Thebes]], which had the reputation of being unbeatable until they fell in battle against [[Philip II of Macedon\|Philip II]] at [[Chaeronea]] in [[338 BCE]].		Towards the end of the Classical period of Theban history, [[Gorgidas]], a renowned statesman and general formed a military battalion consisting of one hundred and fifty pairs of men with their youthful lovers, known as the [[Sacred Band of Thebes]], which had the reputation of being unbeatable until they fell in battle against [[Philip II of Macedon\|Philip II]] at [[Chaeronea]] in [[338 BCE]].

	Contemporary (mostly Athenian) sources seem to indicate that pederasty in Thebes was freer than in other cities - indeed, unfettered - often referring to the Thebans as "Boeotian swine" for their rural ways.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode VI''</ref><ref>Plutarch, ''Moralia,'' 995</ref> In Plato's [[Symposium (Plato)\|''Symposium'']], the character Pausanias explains that the Theban rules encourage boys to satisfy their lovers sexually, so as to save the men the bother of convincing the youths - allegedly more difficult for Thebans on account of their poor speaking skills. The comic and philosophical contexts of Plato's work, however, must be taken into account when considering the historical veracity of this claim.<ref>Plato, ''Symposium,'' 182 b1-b6</ref> Modern comparative studies suggest that this picture of Theban pederasty is inaccurate, a result of nationalist and xenophobic attitudes on the part of the writers.<ref>Hupperts Charles, ''Boeotian Swine Homosexuality in Boeotia'', Journal of Homosexuality, volume 49, ~~pages =~~173–192, publisher Haworth Press</ref>		Contemporary (mostly Athenian) sources seem to indicate that pederasty in Thebes was freer than in other cities - indeed, unfettered - often referring to the Thebans as "Boeotian swine" for their rural ways.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode VI''</ref><ref>Plutarch, ''Moralia,'' 995</ref> In Plato's [[Symposium (Plato)\|''Symposium'']], the character Pausanias explains that the Theban rules encourage boys to satisfy their lovers sexually, so as to save the men the bother of convincing the youths - allegedly more difficult for Thebans on account of their poor speaking skills. The comic and philosophical contexts of Plato's work, however, must be taken into account when considering the historical veracity of this claim.<ref>Plato, ''Symposium,'' 182 b1-b6</ref> Modern comparative studies suggest that this picture of Theban pederasty is inaccurate, a result of nationalist and xenophobic attitudes on the part of the writers.<ref>Hupperts Charles, ''Boeotian Swine Homosexuality in Boeotia'', Journal of Homosexuality, volume 49, pp.173–192, publisher Haworth Press</ref>

	[[Pindar]], a Theban poet who is one of the few primary sources on Theban pederasty, presents a more conventional view, in which athletics and sexual desire are closely linked. Likewise, the ceramic paintings seem to depict a range of practices similar to those shown on vases from [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. <ref>"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.180-190</ref>		[[Pindar]], a Theban poet who is one of the few primary sources on Theban pederasty, presents a more conventional view, in which athletics and sexual desire are closely linked. Likewise, the ceramic paintings seem to depict a range of practices similar to those shown on vases from [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. <ref>"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.180-190</ref>

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 Towards the end of the Classical period of Theban history, [[Gorgidas]], a renowned statesman and general formed a military battalion consisting of one hundred and fifty pairs of men with their youthful lovers, known as the [[Sacred Band of Thebes]], which had the reputation of being unbeatable until they fell in battle against [[Philip II of Macedon|Philip II]] at [[Chaeronea]] in [[338 BCE]].
-Contemporary (mostly Athenian) sources seem to indicate that pederasty in Thebes was freer than in other cities - indeed, unfettered - often referring to the Thebans as "Boeotian swine" for their rural ways.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode VI''</ref><ref>Plutarch, ''Moralia,'' 995</ref> In Plato's [[Symposium (Plato)|''Symposium'']], the character Pausanias explains that the Theban rules encourage boys to satisfy their lovers sexually, so as to save the men the bother of convincing the youths - allegedly more difficult for Thebans on account of their poor speaking skills. The comic and philosophical contexts of Plato's work, however, must be taken into account when considering the historical veracity of this claim.<ref>Plato, ''Symposium,'' 182 b1-b6</ref> Modern comparative studies suggest that this picture of Theban pederasty is inaccurate, a result of nationalist and xenophobic attitudes on the part of the writers.<ref>{{cite journal
+Contemporary (mostly Athenian) sources seem to indicate that pederasty in Thebes was freer than in other cities - indeed, unfettered - often referring to the Thebans as "Boeotian swine" for their rural ways.<ref>Pindar, ''Olympian Ode VI''</ref><ref>Plutarch, ''Moralia,'' 995</ref> In Plato's [[Symposium (Plato)|''Symposium'']], the character Pausanias explains that the Theban rules encourage boys to satisfy their lovers sexually, so as to save the men the bother of convincing the youths - allegedly more difficult for Thebans on account of their poor speaking skills. The comic and philosophical contexts of Plato's work, however, must be taken into account when considering the historical veracity of this claim.<ref>Plato, ''Symposium,'' 182 b1-b6</ref> Modern comparative studies suggest that this picture of Theban pederasty is inaccurate, a result of nationalist and xenophobic attitudes on the part of the writers.<ref>Hupperts Charles, ''Boeotian Swine Homosexuality in Boeotia'', Journal of Homosexuality, volume 49, pages =173–192, publisher Haworth Press</ref>
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	[[Pindar]], a Theban poet who is one of the few primary sources on Theban pederasty, presents a more conventional view, in which athletics and sexual desire are closely linked. Likewise, the ceramic paintings seem to depict a range of practices similar to those shown on vases from [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. <ref>"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.180-190</ref>		[[Pindar]], a Theban poet who is one of the few primary sources on Theban pederasty, presents a more conventional view, in which athletics and sexual desire are closely linked. Likewise, the ceramic paintings seem to depict a range of practices similar to those shown on vases from [[Athens]] and [[Corinth]]. <ref>"Boeotian Swine: Homosexuality in Boeotia," by Charles Hupperts, in ''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West,'' ed. B. C. Verstraete and V. Provencal, Harrington Park Press, 2005, pp.180-190</ref>

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	'''Theban pederasty''' was a [[social institution]] by means of which [[upper class]] [[Thebes (Greece)\|Theban]] adolescent boys were educated and entered into adult responsibilities through a love and sexual relationship with an adult aristocrat. It is thought to have either been introduced at the time of the original [[Dorians\|Dorian]] invasion, around 1200 BCE, or in late Archaic times, shortly after 630 BCE, the time of its introduction in [[Crete]] according to another theory.		'''Theban pederasty''' was a social institution by means of which upper class [[Thebes (Greece)\|Theban]] adolescent boys were educated and entered into adult responsibilities through a love and sexual relationship with an adult aristocrat. It is thought to have either been introduced at the time of the original [[Dorians\|Dorian]] invasion, around 1200 BCE, or in late Archaic times, shortly after 630 BCE, the time of its introduction in [[Ancient Crete]] according to another theory.

	The custom was reflected in the religion, as indicated by the many myths with pederastic themes. It also was integral to the military life of the city, both in the training of warriors and in the prosecution of war.		The custom was reflected in the religion, as indicated by the many myths with pederastic themes. It also was integral to the military life of the city, both in the training of warriors and in the prosecution of war.

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	== See also ==		== See also ==



	*[[Ancient Greece]]		*[[Ancient Greece]]
			*[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]]
	*[[Pederasty]]		*[[Pederasty]]

	*[[Pederasty in ancient Greece]]		*[[Pederasty in ancient Greece]]
			*[[Philosophy of ancient Greek pederasty]]
	*[[Symposium]]		*[[Symposium]]

	*[[Harmodius and Aristogeiton]]

	*[[Philosophy of Greek pederasty]]


	==Notes==		==Notes==