It is important to note that, as in all of antiquity, there were laws against sex with a minor child or any use of force. However, they tended to take puberty as a natural sign of sexual maturity, and were therefore comfortable with consensual sexual activity at an earlier age than we are today. The most common Greek same-sex relationships were between an older mentor and a younger man. Marriage was a legal business undertaken later in life mainly to settle problems surrounding inheritance. There was even a version of the Advocate classifieds.
Conservative historians claim that the man is a farmer selling chickens.
Just as with the classifieds, these drawings reflect society's idea of male beauty. In looking at them, you will immediately notice that they considered small, delicate genitals beautiful and larger genitals ugly. Women were free to relate to each other in any way that caught their fancy. Unmarried women had only to worry about getting pregnant and ruining chances at a good husband. The only man a married woman could legally have sex with was her husband, although he was free to roam.