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Symposium
The main topic of the symposium in Eros or love. Each person who gives a speech speaks of the God Eros or some aspect of love. The entire book is focused on love in some way. These men focus a lot on homosexuality and how every boy should have a male lover. This love should teach the boy and love him.
Homosexuality is celebrated in the Symposium for a number of reasons that we came up with. Men were considered equals in greek society. For a man to have a lover that is equal to him would be respectable. Women were only around to produce children. They also thought that men could teach eachother. Women weren't smart enough to do this.


VOCAB
frames- this is the story within the story. Can be compared to cocina dolls and russian nesting dolls. Dr. Sexon made a great example of this with the story of the lady on the plane. (I think that lady belonged in the looney bin)

Socratic Irony- the difference between what is said and what is meant.

Erastes- Lover- the older male who loves the younger male in Greek society

Eromenos- Beloved- the younger boy who recieves love in Greek society

Without Issue- long ago this meant without children

Aesthetic- perceptions about beauty- beauty

Tally- this is a coin in Roman culture