About Ancient Greece as we know is not so little. We know that this civilization was enlightened and left a mark on history, science and culture - manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, works of art, everyday objects, architectural structures, which can be judged on manners and customs the ancient Greeks. Thanks to the myths of ancient Greece, we all know about the 12 labors of Hercules, the Cretan Minotaur, Perseus, Andromeda, and the gods of Olympus. And in our time can stroll along the well preserved, despite the difficult fate, the Acropolis, presenting himself as to these rocks thousands of years ago stepped tanned legs and sandals. Especially because the flight from Kiev to Athens should not be too expensive, and a visa, fortunately no longer needed.
In this case, the heroes of Greece were not only scientists and philosophers, as it may seem to us, but ordinary mortals who get up strange things that can shock the modern man. Today EditorialKolobok.ua I prepared for you from the facts of the life of the ancient Greeks, which, most likely, you did not tell the school.
Greek contraception
One of contraception was considered... sneezing. Not to get pregnant woman just had to sneeze after intercourse. It is also proposed to rub before having sex in the genitals or honey pine resin. It sometimes helps, because after the above procedures have sex was not always possible due to irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genital organs.
Small genitals in men were considered particularly attractive. The ancient Greeks, as well as any other people, have had their standards of beauty. If we look at the sculptures of mythical heroes, athletes and gods, we will notice that they are all young, slender and with no vegetation on the body. Their genitals are small. While negative mythological characters - satire, barbarians, etc... portrayed with impressive manhood. This was due to the fact that a large penis was considered vulgar and unattractive.
In the gym naked men engaged
Since tracksuits while it did not exist, and the clothes were not well suited for sports practiced naked Greeks. Beautiful body was considered a source of pride, and his shyness censured and was associated with barbarism.
Popular painkiller was athletes sweat. In ancient Greece, the cult of the body beautiful, and athletes were regarded as almost gods, so their sweat endowed with magical properties, for example, the ability to relieve muscle pain. After training the slaves with special scrapers shot sweat and dirt from the athlete's body and put all this beauty in a bottle with a cork. This analgesic great demand among the afflicted.
Throw in the girl an apple - a declaration of love
To show their sympathy for the girl, did not have to give her flowers and chocolate, as it forced to do modern men. Elina was enough to simply throw it a bone. This could be regarded as an expression of sexual interest or marriage proposal.
Unibrow were a sign of the attractiveness
Most often flew apples girls, which the gods bestowed bushy unibrow. Those less fortunate were forced dorisovyvat monobrov yourself or order an artificial animal fur.
To diagnose the patient, doctors tasted his earwax
Also, as now, at the time, doctors believed analyzes an important component for the correct diagnosis. They were convinced that the selection of the patient and a healthy person to separate. But as medical laboratories did not exist, simply tried earwax patient's taste.
Women treated with dirt and filth
This is not about healing mineral baths and a common sludge and animal excrements. Somehow, the ancient Greeks believed that it is the perfect remedy for women's diseases. For example, after abortion woman otpaivali wine with the addition of excrement mule.
Deceased on the head put the rocks. Even though the Greeks were at the origins of logic and rational thought were reasonable and enlightened people, prejudices still were not alien to them. Archaeologists found the burial, where the head, hands and feet were buried crushed stones and large shards of amphorae. Obviously, this was done out of fear that the deceased and turned into a zombie, not climbed out of the grave.
Stones and sponges used in place of toilet paper
Since the toilet paper did not exist, the poor people for reasons of hygiene using shards of broken dishes and stones. And at the disposal of wealthy Greeks were a stick with a sponge on the end.
