Kenneth James Dover, in Greek Homosexuality (1989), claimed that reference to a homosexual relationship can be found in graffiti on the rocks of Thera as early as seventh century B.C.E. Moreover, the existence of lesbian and male homosexual poetries of Sparta in sixth century further supports the practice of homosexuality in ancient Greek society. Most of all, we can also discover a positive impression which ancient Greeks had toward homosexuality in Plato’s Symposium as he
Kenneth James Dover, in Greek Homosexuality (1989), claimed that reference to a homosexual relationship can be found in graffiti on the rocks of Thera as early as seventh century B.C.E. Moreover, the existence of lesbian and male homosexual poetries of Sparta in sixth century further supports the practice of homosexuality in ancient Greek society. Most of all, we can also discover a positive impression which ancient Greeks had toward homosexuality in Plato’s Symposium as he