Table of Contents

Introduction / 1. Sexuality and the Gods / 2. Deities of Desire: Their Nature and Effects / 3. Anxiety, Suspicion and Blame / 4. Pederasty and Male Homoerotic Relations / 5. Female Homosocial and Homoerotic Relations / 6. Philosophical and Medical Models of Sexuality / 7. Virginity, Chastity and Modesty / 8. Marital Sexuality / 9. Transgression and Deviance / 10. Prostitution / Bibliography / Index of Sources / General Index.

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A rich selection of Greek and Roman original sources in translation.

About the Author

Jennifer Larson is Professor of Classics at Kent State University, Ohio. Her publications include Ancient Greek Cults (2007) and Greek Nymphs: Myth, cult, lore (2001)