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The ancient Greeks were frankly more than a bit squizophrenic about the whole shebang (not unlike what was the case with the medieval and early-modern Arabs, Persians, and Turks): although flamboyant and zesty behavior in males was generally disparaged, you can still find popular historical twinks such as Agathon and Alcibiades, who, by all accounts, were notoriously fruity.

Judging by the written sources, the conventional dynamics of Mediterranean pederastic courtship and relationships followed to a large extent the same double standards as heterosexual ones: if a boy put out too easily or showed too much willingness and enthusiasm, he was branded as a slutty whore, while if he acted more choosy or finicky his frustrated suitors usually resorted to portray him as a haughty cocktease.