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The '''gymnasium''' in [[Ancient Greece]] functioned as a training facility for competitors in public [[game]]s. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. The name comes from the Ancient Greek term ''[[wikt:γυμνός#Ancient Greek|gymnós]]'' meaning "[[Nudity|naked]]". Athletes competed | The '''gymnasium''' in [[Ancient Greece]] functioned as a training facility for male competitors in public [[game]]s. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. The name comes from the Ancient Greek term ''[[wikt:γυμνός#Ancient Greek|gymnós]]'' meaning "[[Nudity|naked]]". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body, and to be a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and [[palaestra|palestrae]] (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of [[Heracles]], [[Hermes]] and, in Athens, [[Theseus]].<ref>Pausanias (geographer), ''Guide to Greece,'' 4.32.1</ref> | ||
Many relationships between Greek "boylovers" and their beloved's were either begun, or fostered by, contacts between adult males and [[peri-pubescent]] or [[puberty|pubescent]] youths meeting at the gymnasiums. | |||
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The gymnasium in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for male competitors in public games. It was also a place for socializing and engaging in intellectual pursuits. The name comes from the Ancient Greek term gymnós meaning "naked". Athletes competed nude, a practice said to encourage aesthetic appreciation of the male body, and to be a tribute to the gods. Gymnasia and palestrae (wrestling schools) were under the protection and patronage of Heracles, Hermes and, in Athens, Theseus.[1]
Many relationships between Greek "boylovers" and their beloved's were either begun, or fostered by, contacts between adult males and peri-pubescent or pubescent youths meeting at the gymnasiums.
References
- ↑ Pausanias (geographer), Guide to Greece, 4.32.1
