Olive Oil, Dildos and Sandals
Greek Sex Toys Reassessed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20041754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Emma Stafford (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Pages | 221-244 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Sex and the Ancient City (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9783110695793-010 |
| OpenAlex | W4229448101 |
| ISBN | 9783110695793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Modern definitions of the term “sex toy” frequently cite as an example the dildo, the object most often discussed as a sexual aid in scholarship on ancient Greek sexuality. Martin Kilmer’s Greek Erotica on Attic Red-Figure Vases provides a systematic study, categorising olive oil and dildos as “sexual accessories”, but does not always give sufficient weight to the problematic nature of the material. Building on more recent, more nuanced readings of individual images and texts, this chapter reassesses the extent to which a class of “sex toy” can be identified in real life and/or as the stuff of erotic fantasy in ancient Greece
Ancient Greek · Art · Fantasy · Human sexuality · Linguistics · Literature · Olive oil · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Gender Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |