Lovers' Legends
Subtitle: The Gay Greek Myths
Publisher: Haiduk Press
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780971468603
Subjects: World - General; History; Sociology; History: World; General; Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Gay; Gay Studies; Homosexuality; Mythology; Mythology, Greek; History / World; Fiction / Folklore; Fiction / Gay
First sentence: If you were to peer closely into an ancient Greek vase painting, vibrant with life and detail, you might just find yourself pulled beyond its surface, drawn into another world.
Description: Lovers' Legends is a collection of homoerotic Greek myths restored from their primary sources. The collection also includes a new rendition of Lucian's Erotes. The volume is illustrated with ancient art.