Archaic Greek society was primarily homosocial. in other
            words, men associated primarily with men and women with other women. Much of this was
            due to traditions of marriage quite different than found in the modern western world.
            Men would normally marry when they assumed responsibility for family estates -- normally
            in their thirties. Due to a high rate of child mortality, women normally married in
            early puberty in order to maximize child-bearing potential. Women generally were
            involved in weaving and food preparation, and men in agricultural management, politics
            and military pursuits. Most Greek activities, and even religious rituals were segregated
            by gender. This led to a society in which love was primarily homosexual. Although men
            might have sexual relationships with female prostitutes and with their wives, the deeper
            emotional sympathies were most often directed towards other men. In Sappho, we see also
            that women, who primarily socialized with othder women, might also develop close
            emotional bonds with women.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
In what ways are love and lust as understood in the archaic world of Sappho different from those in contemporary western society?
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