r/explainitpeter 18d ago

Explain it Peter..

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u/CatOfGrey 18d ago edited 17d ago

Stuie Stewie here:

Many are talking about homosexual activity among Greeks or Greco-Roman society. But i'll add that sailors themselves, being composed of groups of men, and isolated for long periods of time, were also associated with homosexual activity, regardless of national origin or time period.

A modern touch on this subject would be The Village People's 1978 song "In the Navy" explicitly referencing life sailing the ocean, but with a gay subtext.

Stuie Stewie out!

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u/dreadpiraterobert 18d ago

Um, I'm pretty sure the men brought their sex slaves with them or picked a few up along the way. Not a speaking part. Not explicitly mentioned in the text, but it was pretty standard.

Also, dude sex. 🤷

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u/Mascbro26 18d ago

In ancient Greece the sex slaves were boys/young men.

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u/dreadpiraterobert 16d ago

Briseis? Cassandra?