Greek homosexuality

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I. Problems, sources and methods

1. Scale

2. The visual arts

3. Literature

4. Vocabulary

II. The prosecution of troublemakers

A. The law

1. Male prostitution

2. Penalties

3. Status

4. Hubris

B. Manifestations of Eros

1. Defences against a charge of prostitution

2. Eros and desire

3. Eros and love

4. Following and fighting

5. Homosexual poetry

C. Nature and society

1. Natural impulse

2. Male and female physique

3. Masculine and feminine styles

4. Pursuit and flight

5. Courtship and copulation

6. Dominant and subordinate roles

III. Special aspects and developments

A. Publicity

B. Predilections and fantasies

C. Comic exploitation

D. Philosophical exploitation

E. Women and homosexuality

IV. Changes

A. The Dorians

B. Myth and history