Boeotian Swine
Homosexuality in Boeotia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3625506 |
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| Authors | Charles Hupperts (University of Amsterdam, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 173-192 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v49n03_06 |
| PMID | 16338893 |
| OpenAlex | W2326047662 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This article shows that the accounts in our ancient sources regarding Boeotian attitudes towards homosexuality, namely that the Boeotians were different from other Greeks in that they enjoyed great freedom in this respect and seemingly everything was permissible to them, present a distorted picture of the homosexual practices in this region. In fact, vase paintings with homosexual iconography dating from the sixth century BC reveal marked similarities with Attic and Corinthian pottery ware of the same period. The view that the Boeotians conducted themselves in an 'uncivilized' manner in their homosexual relations is therefore better understood as an attempt by other Greeks to distinguish themselves from the 'boorish' Boeotians and to justify their own aversion to this form of erotic love
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Attic · Greeks · Homosexuality · Iconography · Painting · Period (music · Pottery · Sixth century · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Gender Studies · History · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Highly cited | No |
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