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*[[Ash (god)|Ash and Set]] |
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==The Americas== |
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Revision as of 03:06, 3 October 2007
Religious narrative has included stories interpreted by many as accounts of same-sex love and sexuality. Other myths contain LGBT references. Among surviving examples are:
List of myths associated with same-sex love
Arranged by continent of origin of the religion. Entries of names specific partners are alphabetical.
Africa
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Egypt
The Americas
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Asia and the Middle East
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Babylonia
Biblical
China
Japan
Europe
Celtic
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Greece
- Abderus and Heracles
- Achilles and Patroclus
- Achilles and Troilus
- Ameinias and Narcissus
- Apollo and Hyacinth
- Apollo and Hymenaios
- Artemis (Zeus in the form of Artemis) and Callisto
- Chrysippus and Laius
- Daphnis and Pan
- Ganymedeand Zeus
- Heracles and Hylas
- Ianthe and Iphis
- Pelops and Poseidon
- Orpheus and the Thracians
Norse
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List of LGBT related deities and myths
Listed in alphabetical order, with culture of origin noted and statement of how it relates to LGBT.
- Ahsonnutli, in Navaho tradition, a bisexual creator god
- Anteros, Greek god of unrequited love, was also a term used for the love which arises in the beloved boy in a pederastic relationship.
- Amazons, in Greek mythology, a nation of warrior women
- Asiaq, in Inuit mythology, the diety of storms, generally portrayed as female, but sometimes as male
- Atea and Fakahotu a polynesian god and goddess who change sexes when their son dies of hunger
- Chin (Mayan god), Mayan god of homosexuality
- Eros, Greek god of sexual love of all types
- Hu Tianbao, Chinese god of homosexuality
- Loki, a Norse trickster god, who frequently disguises himself as a woman and has given birth
- Mandulis, a Nubain sky diety, pictured as male, with pendulous breasts
- Mawu-Lisa, a depiction of the creator diety in Dahomey tradition presented as both male and female
- Nana Buluku the androgynous supreme deity of the Dahomey
- Ometeotl, the Aztec master of duality, considered both male and female
- Tiresias, a male Greek prophet who was turned into a woman for 7 years
Spoken-word versions - audio files
- Achilles and Patroclus
- Apollo and Hyacinth
- Chrysippus and Laius
- Ganymede and Zeus
- Heracles and Hylas
- Narcissus
- Orpheus
- Pelops and Poseidon
See also
Bibliography
- Homosexuality in Greek Myth
- L'homosexualité initiatique dans l'Europe ancienne
- Lovers' Legends: The Gay Greek Myths
- Lovers' Legends Unbound
Conner, Sparks & Sparks
- Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit
External links
- GLBT mythology, links and references
- Greek Mythology The secret Greek myths of male love, ancient coming-of-age rituals, uncensored and developed.
- The Two-Spirit Tradition essay on male love and same-sex marriage in Native American shamanic religion.
- Homosexuality and the Ancient Greeks