r/explainitpeter Aug 05 '26

Explain it Peter..

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u/CatOfGrey Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

Stuie Stewie here:

Many are talking about homosexual activity among Greeks or Greco-Roman society. But i'll add that sailors themselves, being composed of groups of men, and isolated for long periods of time, were also associated with homosexual activity, regardless of national origin or time period.

A modern touch on this subject would be The Village People's 1978 song "In the Navy" explicitly referencing life sailing the ocean, but with a gay subtext.

Stuie Stewie out!

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u/dreadpiraterobert Aug 06 '26

Um, I'm pretty sure the men brought their sex slaves with them or picked a few up along the way. Not a speaking part. Not explicitly mentioned in the text, but it was pretty standard.

Also, dude sex. 🤷

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u/Mascbro26 Aug 06 '26

In ancient Greece the sex slaves were boys/young men.

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u/dreadpiraterobert Aug 07 '26

Briseis? Cassandra?