Love in Ancient Greece

*Love in Ancient Greece, attractive hardcover copy reddish boards, printed on nice crisp quality beige stock, Pages clean and unmarked, a small amount of wear as expected on its edges, Corners slightly rolled, small amount of wear at the head - foot of the book. Dust jacket in rather poor condition a bit tattered & frayed.Third ch has light pencil underlines..Author has written a lively authoritative account of Greek attitudes towards love and myth & daily life talking about Aphrodite's indiscretions how was Alcibiades that tempted Socrates, Hector's love for Andromache, along with many kinds of love family love, love a man for a man of a man for a boy, romantic love and the place is that courtesans occupied societies. Greek showed no sense of guilt and in connection with sex, no stigmas attached to any of its aspects sex & love are not synonymous. And monogamous relationships between spouses were not expected -all- sorts of companionship were available to the man, prostitutes, both male, female companions of the marketplace, in the field priestesses of Aphrodite serving their capricious mistress with their bodies... Examining Greek literature as a whole and its relationship to sex and the mysteries of love...Love in Ancient Greece- A Macfadden-Bartell book - Author Robert Flacelière ,Publisher Crown Publishers, 1962. No ISBN, LCCN 62 - 11804, Jacket design by Franz Heg's, Illustrated with contemporary works of art - 224 pages, subjects sex practices-covered-Homer Mythology- Homosexuality- Marriage & Family Life- Courtesans- Philosophers of Love- Romantic Love...LAX Vespa, Los Angeles- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit......Love in Ancient Greece 5760 HC SX LB 2