Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty

<p>This lavishly illustrated book brings together for the first time all of the different ways in which vase-painting portrays or refers to pederasty from scenes of courtship foreplay and sex to scenes of Zeus with his boy-love Ganymede to painted inscriptions praising the beauty of boys. The book shows how painters used the language of vase-painting to cast pederasty in an idealizing light portraying it as part of a world in which beautiful elite males display praiseworthy attitudes such as moderation and engage in approved activities such as hunting athletics and the symposium. The book also incorporates a comprehensive catalogue of relevant vase-paintings compiled by noted archaeologist Keith DeVries. It is the most comprehensive treatment available of an institution that has few modern parallels.</p>