THE PHILOSOPHER
When the gavel went down, everyone thought it was the tall man in the back who had bought him. After all, he was the one who came forward with the money, and he was the one who made all the arrangements for his transportation to the school. Often attending these kind of auctions, no one ever questioned what his plans were with the boys he purchased. Some had their suspicions, but many just kept their mouths shut and their heads down. Only the privileged elite dared to challenge him, but at this auction, they were all in on it. Their group, and the one lone man who had passed thru earlier and appraised all the boys quietly. In less than five minutes, he chose the one he wanted for himself, and after a quick signal of his hand to the tall man in the back, The Philosopher was practically guaranteed to get his first choice.
In a world where connections were everything and the repayment of favors the custom, The Philosopher was protected. Valuing the mind more than the body, he appeared in absolute control over his emotions and yet was known to have cataleptic attacks where his body went rigid and he would stare off into space for hours at a time. Hearing an inner voice he called his daimon, he told others he was personally communicating with God. Exhibiting a humble and poverty stricken image with his torn cloak and his bare feet, he was a man of the people. Speaking from what they believed was his heart and for the benefit of their lower class, The Philosopher warned them about the wealthy aristocrats who couldn’t be trusted, the physically beautiful women who were selfish and vain, and the strong and the physically fit athletes who were mentally weak. Considered intellectually superior and admired for his disciplined piety, the believers followed him in the beginning. When he spoke out against the taxing of wine, they thought it was the common man he was looking after. In reality, however, it was the tall man at the slave auction who benefitted the most. A wine distributor by trade, he was most grateful to The Philosopher for his assistance in that regard.
Always rewarded for his loyalty and support, The Philosopher wined and dined with the ones he professed to distrust. Great lovers of art, literature and the laws of morality, they would spend countless hours passing judgement on others and ridiculing society … all the while wearing a democratic badge on the outside but possessing an autocratic heart on the inside. A communistic mindset where all the true power is held by a select few and the real wealth within only their inner circle. Similar to the Saudi Arabia of today, this was a male-dominated society where the women were locked inside (with a social status only slightly better than a slave), and education was offered to only the elite males. Or the poor boys whose destiny changed when they were hand picked by a benefactor.
United in their philosophy and their plans for society, many of these forefathers pretended to be attracted to women but secretly had a male lover on the side. Some were attracted to those their own age, while others, like The Philosopher, preferred beautiful young boys. Procuring them at slave auctions, they were sent to boarding schools and then visited on a regular basis. A win-win for both. Educational and cultural advantages for the young slave, companionship and sex for his benefactor. With no family around to protect them, these boys were slowly transformed from males into females. Allowed to keep their private parts intact, it was only their outside that changed. With the help of men like The Philosopher, who molded and painted them, they joined the network of men who later posed as women and married influential homosexual men.
The Greek philosopher Socrates was convicted of treason and the corruption of youth in the year 399 B.C. Condemned to death, he chose his own execution by drinking poison hemlock. For more information on his controversial life, see: http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Evils%20in%20America/Sodomy/greek_homos.htm
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August 24th, 2015 in
The Philosopher | tags: ancient greek homosexuality, pederasty, plato, sex slaves, socrates
