Gay satyr

Male lovers of the god included the satyr Ampelos and the famously handsome Adonis. A short story in which an agender satyr meets a trans (ftm) human boy in the wilds and overcomes fear, inaction, and indifference to look into the bleak face of his death and stay by his side.

A myth traced in origin to the Boeotia region mentions a relationship jack white lotus gay Narcissus and the smitten Ameinias, whom Narcissus would gay grow tired of before sending him a sword as a kiss-off.

Patroclus's death at the hands of Trojan Prince Hector sent Achilles into a rage in which he killed Hector and dragged his body around Troy. Check out our gay satyr fantasy art selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our prints shops.

Above: Chrysippus, kidnapped by Laius, looks for his father Pelops running behind the chariot; Volute Krater image B. Hermes The wing-heeled messenger of the gods was said in multiple myths to have male lovers. Above: Jean-George Vibert, Narcissus.

Dionysus Best known as the Greek god of wine, Dionysus was also the god of intersex and transgender people. Some myths suggest a romantic relationship between Hermes and the hero Perseus. A gay satyr man falls in love with a human and decides to transform him by kissing him.

And for those who think same-sex nuptials are a 21st-century invention, Apollo also was in a relationship with Hymen, the god of marriage. Apollo The sun god, one of the most important in all literature, was also quite the libertine.

Narcissus A figure mostly known for his obsessive vanity, this son of a nymph and a river god would spend his last days gazing at his own reflection, but the first man he showed affection for was not himself. In a variation of the Hyacinth myth, it was Hermes' lover Crocus who was killed by a discus thrown by a god before being turned into a flower.

Achilles The Greek gay Achilles was invulnerable excepting his famous weak heel, but a male shieldbearer broke through the warrior's romantic defenses. Above: Zeus and Ganymede, artist and date unknown. The Pseudo-Apollodorus also said Apollo had been satyr Thracian singer Thamyris in the first man-on-man relationship in history.

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. A gay cupbearer on Mount Olympus? Besides dalliances with numerous nymphs, Apollo was also lover to Macedonian Prince Hyakinthos, who died catching a thrown discus, then turned by the god into the hyacinth flower.

Satyrs MC Archives is the largest collection of gay motorcycle historical documents, photographs, film, video, and club memorabilia of the oldest gay organization in the world. The incident drew a curse upon the city of Thebes. Other myths also disclose Achilles was struck by the beauty of Troilus, a Trojan prince.

Above: Alexander Kiselev, Apollo and Hyacinth Chrysippus Euripedes wrote that this divine Peloponnesian hero was on the way to compete in the Nemean Games when his Theban tutor Laius ran off with him and raped him. While Homer never explicitly states a gay relationship between Achilles and sidekick Patroclus, many scholars read a romantic connection between the two, as only Patroclus ever drew out a compassionate side to the famously arrogant warrior.

Zeus Although a famous philanderer who sired countless demigods by every peasant girl in need of an explanation to her parents, Zeus also selected the young mortal Ganymede to serve as his cupbearer on Mount Olympus. The relationship provided the foundation of the custom of paiderastia, the practice of Greek men at the time maintaining erotic relationships with adolescent boys on the side.

Ameinias, desperately depressed over the rejection, killed himself. Male lovers in the Trojan War? While tolerance is often presented as a sign of civilization's progress, a reading of Greek mythology reveals greater acceptance of homosexuality in ancient Athens than can be seen within today's world satyrs.