LGBT Meets SPQR

Asexuality in men was often portrayed negatively in Greco-Roman myth, as Greek and Roman men were expected to marry and continue their famil...

This author uses Ovid's myths to showcase his own medieval Christian beliefs.   The topic " protervi ," ["bold, shameful,...

  Name : John Gower Date : 1330 – 1408 CE Region :   [modern England] Citation :  Confession of a Lover 5.6145ff and 6.6230...

Narcissus, Punished for his Asexuality Name :   Conon Date :    1st century BCE – 1st century CE Region :   Cappadocia [modern...

    Beloved Hylas has been kidnapped! The nymphs’ joy abounds! Beloved Hylas has been kidnapped! Hercules’ wrath abounds!   57. DE HYLA ET H...

Cyparissus, Beloved By the Gods Name :  Vatican Mythographers Date :   10th century CE Region :   Unknown Citation :   Vati...

Hyacinthus, Beloved by the Gods Name :  Vatican Mythographers Date :   10th century CE Region :   Unknown Citation :   Vati...

  Listen as I tell you a story from long ago. Once upon a time, there was a boy. He was a sweetheart and was the best of all his peers; he l...

Apollo, Unlucky In Love Name : Lucian Date : 125 – 180 CE Region : [modern Turkey] Citation :  Dialogues of the Gods 15.2 ...

The Abduction of Ganymede Name :  Vatican Mythographers Date :   10th century CE Region :   Unknown Citation :   Vat. Myth....

Name :     Ovid Date :       43 BCE – 17 CE Region :   Sulmo [modern Italy] Citation : Metamorphoses 10.106-142 A ...