Una variante sexual en el rito de hospitalidad griego

Abstract

This work deals with the ritual of hospitality in Primitive Greece, that is to say -ac cording with professor Finley's thesis- Greece between Xllth and VIIIth centuries B.C. First of all, the author introduces us into the incredible world of rituals, in its theoric field: different definitions, classifications, etc... Secondly, he shows us the particularities of this concrete ritual, specially in Homer, the main source of the period. Then, thanks to the passage (O d., III, 395 & ff.) he offers us a rich vision of sexual customs in this age. Due to this passage we find a special sexual component, unnusual in these situations. Finally, with all these elements, the author explains the transitional character of this rite and for this reason, he involves us in the interesting world of Greek homosexuality.