Don_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoTIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night.en.wikipedia.orgmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1163arrow-down17
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in Sparta, after the wedding, brides would have their hair cut short and be dressed in men's clothing so that they would appear less threatening to their groom during the wedding night.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-square@VelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoSo the adult men fucked little boys and that was seen as a normal and good thing?
minus-square@VelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoSuper gross. I always heard the joke of Ancient Greece being very pedophilic but didn’t know it was true. Super duper gross. Thanks for the info, though.
minus-square@VelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI did not know that. Can you give me a source on that? I would love to learn more about how modern Christians get the Bible wrong.
minus-square@Snowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThe Spartans actually typically denied this was a part of their culture, so they were pretty aware outsiders didn’t wanna hear about it.
So the adult men fucked little boys and that was seen as a normal and good thing?
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Super gross. I always heard the joke of Ancient Greece being very pedophilic but didn’t know it was true. Super duper gross. Thanks for the info, though.
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I did not know that. Can you give me a source on that? I would love to learn more about how modern Christians get the Bible wrong.
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The Spartans actually typically denied this was a part of their culture, so they were pretty aware outsiders didn’t wanna hear about it.