However, ancient Greek had no words to distinguish heterosexual and homosexual, and it was assumed that a man could both desire handsome young men and have sex with women.
haʊˈɛvɚ, ˈeɪntʃənt ɡɹˈiːk hæd nˈoʊ wˈɜːdz tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ hˌɛɾɚɹəsˈɛkʃuːəl ænd hˌoʊmoʊsˈɛkʃuːəl, ænd ɪt wʌz ɐsˈuːmd ðˌæɾə mˈæn kʊd bˈoʊθ dɪzˈaɪɚ hˈændsʌm jˈʌŋ mˈɛn ænd hæv sˈɛks wɪð wˈɪmɪn.