"This piece is based off of Greek mythology; I think it's actually a good resource for gay art, considering Ancient and Classical Greece were more at home with homosexuality--particularly of the old man and young boy variety. Unfortunately, I read that their love was somewhat Platonic, so there was no anal sex (there was "thigh sex" though). This also extended to their mythology, and quite a few of their gods are bisexual. Of course, they're careful to avoid stating that directly in children's adaptations of Greek mythology books.
The story behind this was that there was a boy called Pelops, who was the son of a king called Tantalus, who sacrificed his son to the gods as food. The gods apparently found this unacceptable, and pieced him back together; unfortunately, Demeter accidentally ate his left shoulder because she was still upset over Persephone's loss, so she made him another one of ivory. When they put him back together, he apparently looked so beautiful that Poseidon chased after him and made him his cup bearer and lover. And that's where this picture comes in. You can find more about this story by googling it."
"This piece is based off of Greek mythology; I think it's actually a good resource for gay art, considering Ancient and Classical Greece were more at home with homosexuality--particularly of the old man and young boy variety. Unfortunately, I read that their love was somewhat Platonic, so there was no anal sex (there was "thigh sex" though). This also extended to their mythology, and quite a few of their gods are bisexual. Of course, they're careful to avoid stating that directly in children's adaptations of Greek mythology books.
The story behind this was that there was a boy called Pelops, who was the son of a king called Tantalus, who sacrificed his son to the gods as food. The gods apparently found this unacceptable, and pieced him back together; unfortunately, Demeter accidentally ate his left shoulder because she was still upset over Persephone's loss, so she made him another one of ivory. When they put him back together, he apparently looked so beautiful that Poseidon chased after him and made him his cup bearer and lover. And that's where this picture comes in. You can find more about this story by googling it."
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