Pausanias’ view of the relationship between lovers and their beloveds is inherit on this basic distinction between the lover and beloved the foundation of his argument is based upon the concept of two Aphrodite and thus two Eros. The “Two Aphrodite” argument is used to formulate the divine justification for pederasty and that “those inspired by this kind of love turn to the male, with affection for that which is naturally more vigorous and has more sense” (181c) . Pausanias goes on to say that in the distinction between lover and loved, there is a noble and a base way it execute the respective actions.

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