The ancient Greek promiscuity

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Cvorovic, J. (2002). The ancient Greek promiscuity, (50), 43-53. doi:10.2298/GEI0351043C
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Title

The ancient Greek promiscuity

Subtitle
Author

Jelena, Cvorovic

Journal

Glasnik Etnografskog instituta

Volume
Issue

50-51

Start page

43

End page

53

ISSN

0350-0861

ISBN
DOI

10.2298/GEI0351043C

URL

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0350-08610351043C

Date

2002-2020/03/05/20:59:56

Abstract

Non-reproductive sex, including homosexuality, is a by-product: such behavior would be a consequence of selection for male sexual eagerness due to the significantly less parental investment in the past. Here we argue that the key element in restraining such behavior is ancestral: traditions that discourage promiscuity. The ancient Greece is selected to illustrate this thesis.

Keywords

Ancient Greece, male homosexual behavior, restraint