Sex in Ancient Greece – Viewpoints on Sex and Positions, Part 2

In the first part of the article we covered the background of the society and sex of ancient Greece.

Here we will see more about what sex and sexual positions looked like. The Greeks (as were many ancient societies) were extremely liberal, and sex in ancient times was certainly very different from our view of sex today.

For the man in ancient Greece, considering that he was not a slave, but a citizen or free man, his sexual choice would be with his wife (doubtful, as will be seen later), domestic slaves, professional or young prostitutes. Children.

Ancient Greek man, like today, was basically bisexual, with a preference for pederasty.

The role of the wife

Greek men’s wives were required to do three things exclusively. They had to have legitimate children, take care of the home and cook.

They were not allowed to leave the house unsupervised, ever.

According to our knowledge of the past, Greek men married them between the ages of 14 and 15, and sex with them was often performed in standing rear-entry positions.

Sex in bed was not unheard of, but beds were not what they are today, and many times an older man on top of a younger girl in bed would be inconvenient. The young wives were totally inexperienced and were mostly raped by their older and often satiated husbands.

An ancient Greek writer mentions a man sodomizing his wife and being severely punished after being found out.

Sex in everyday Greek life

The houses of the ancient Greeks were full of people.

There were the wives and children, the slaves, the children of slaves, and some free servants.

The Greek man could do what he wanted with his slaves.

The pottery always depicts the wives of Greek men fully clothed, even when having sex, while the slaves are always naked.

Preferred sexual positions were standing rear entry, sodomized reading entry, and sex on chairs or capes.

Although fellatio was a theoretical taboo, it was widely practiced. Slaves and prostitutes were often beaten first to make them more obedient.

The third option for Greek men were hetaera (or polite and groomed prostitutes). They joined the men in their symposiums, entertained, discussed, and then slept with the highest paying customer.

His education also included the pleasures of the bedroom, and it seems that the positions used were varied and inventive. Variant doggy style positions and some face-to-face sex positions on chairs were featured. Sodomy was an option included in the sexual repertoire.

Another variant of the prostitute was the temple prostitutes, and it seems that all of their positions were variants of standing positions, both front and rear entry.

The last variant of the prostitute was the chamotype (or dirty).

They were the girls from the street, and there were no rooms or furniture for the couple. What was done was on the street (on the ground). Conventional doggy style seems to be her specialty, both vaginal and sodomized. Fallatio was also her specialty, and we know it wasn’t necessary to hit them first.

bi-sexuality

The most important variant for the Greek man was the young man, always under 17 years of age. The elder was the erostes (lover) and the younger the eromenoi, or beloved.

The older man would be responsible for the education and financial support of the younger man.

They appeared in public, especially in the gymnasium (literally, place to be naked), and the fallatio of the younger over the older was considered an honor.

The Greeks believed that the semen contained the wisdom and strength of man, and the young would necessarily take this from the elder.

Plato’s works are full of pedophile implications and principles, and in general this form of homosexuality was a fully accepted norm.

It was also practiced by wealthy freedwomen, with young girls. The preferred sex position was standing rear entry sodomy.

A comparison

We tend to think that today we live in a society where most sexual preferences are accepted and many speak of a breakdown of moral values, but this is not true compared to the ancient Greeks!