Gay apollo

Apollo, the god of sun and music, is considered the patron of same sex love, as he had many male lovers and was often invoked to bless homosexual unions. [3] He is also called "the champion of male love" by Andrew Callimach. [4]. 1 But that an immortal god should take carnal pleasure in a mortal body and its beauty, this, surely, is hard to believe. But they lose sight of a fact that intercourse is a reciprocal matter, and that both parties to it enter into a like communion. 2 The myth of Apollo and Hyacinthus, a well-known story from ancient Greek mythology, offers more than just a tragic tale of loss. At its core, this myth affirms the acceptance and importance of same-sex love, depicting a bond that crosses the usual lines separating gods and humans. 3 Hi Folks, it's July 5th and our latest newsletter has been posted. We have also posted a new poll about AI Generated porn or erotica. 4 The love of Apollo and Hyacinth was celebrated in Sparta annually in a 3 day summer festival – the first day mourning the death, the next two celebrating the resurrection of the young man. 5 In that case, wouldn't that idea be banned by people in that time period? Because people's bigotry on homosexuality were extremely high back then I could be wrong. 6 Artemis The twin sister to Apollo, Artemis was the goddess of the hunt. By some accounts, she was an asexual virgin. However, others believed her to be a lesbian with several nymph and goddess lovers. Ancient gay and lesbian Greeks worshipped her as Artemis Orthia, a symbol of the LGBTQ+ community. hermaphroditus. 7 Home Discussions Workshop Market Broadcasts. Change language. 8 Not only is he important in this way, but Apollo is also quite crucial in queer history, as his romance with Thracian performer Thamyris is said to be the first recorded gay relationship between men in the entire records of history – at least in a mythological sense. 9 Someone sent an ask in a passive aggressive tone asking if Apollo and Admetus were truly lovers in mythology. We already have too many gay couples" I accidentally deleted it but I'll answer it in this post. 10 . 12