Thursday, August 9, 2007

The History of Adult Toys

Many people assume sex toys were invented by the Asians. While it's true that Asians have used sexual aids for more than a 1000 years, dildos and vibrators have surprisingly western roots.
No one is certain who invented the dildo, however its popularity is owed to an ancient Greek port city, Miletus, on the west coast of the present day Turkey. Miletus traders sold what the Greeks called Olibos around the Mediterranean. In ancient Greece they were used as sexual refuges for lonely ladies.
In Italy the word Olibos became the word dildo, probably from the Italian word diletto, meaning to delight. However, compared with todays toys you could hardly describe them as delightful as they were made from wood, leather and stone.
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