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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: |
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==List of myths associated with same-sex love== |
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Arranged by continent of origin of the religion. Entries of names specific partners are alphabetical. |
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===Africa=== |
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====Egypt==== |
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*[[Ash (god)|Ash and Set]] |
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*[[Horus#Conqueror of Set|Horus and Set]] <!---Is this really same-sex love, or is it just same-sex sex?---> |
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===The Americas=== |
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===Asia and the Middle East=== |
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====Babylonia==== |
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*[[Epic of Gilgamesh|Enkidu and Gilgamesh]] |
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====Biblical==== |
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*[[David and Jonathan]] |
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====China==== |
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====Japan==== |
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*[[Ōkuninushi]] (大国主) and [[Sukunabikona]] or [[Sukunahikona]] (少名毘古那神 or 少彦名神) |
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*[[Takemikazuchi]] ( タケミカヅチ; 建御雷之男神 建御雷神 ) and [[Takeminakata]] ( タケミナカタ, 建御名方神 たけみなかたのかみ） |
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*[[Monju]], [[Monju Bosatsu]]; [[Manjusri]] (Monju 文殊 or Monju-shiri 文殊師利菩薩) |
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*[[Jizō]], [[Jizō Bosatsu]]; [[Ksitigarbha]] (Jizō 地蔵, Jizo-o Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩) |
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*[[Kannon]], [[Syō Kannon Bosatsu]] (聖観音菩薩); [[Avalokiteśvara]] |
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*[[Aizen Myō-ō]] (愛染明王 or 愛染妙王) |
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*[[Fudō Myō-ō]] (不動明王); [[Acala]] |
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*[[Shudō Daimyōjin]] (衆道大明神); Patron God of [[shudo]] (衆道) |
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===Europe=== |
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====Christian==== |
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*[[Saints Sergius and Bacchus]] |
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*[[Saints Cosmas and Damian]]<ref >{{cite book |author=Jordan, Mark D. |title=The silence of Sodom: homosexuality in modern Catholicism |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |year=2000 |isbn=0-226-41041-2}} on the nature of "brotherly love", p.174</ref> |
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====Celtic==== |
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====Greece==== |
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*[[Abderus|Abderus and Heracles]] |
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*[[Achilles and Patroclus]] |
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*[[Achilles#Troilus|Achilles and Troilus]] |
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*[[Narcissus (mythology)#Archaic version|Ameinias and Narcissus]] |
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*[[Hyacinth (mythology)|Apollo and Hyacinth]] |
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*[[Hymenaios|Apollo and Hymenaios]] |
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*[[Callisto (mythology)#Myth |Artemis (Zeus in the form of Artemis) and Callisto]] |
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*[[Chrysippus (mythology)|Chrysippus and Laius]]<!--This is myth of same sex sex, but not same sex love / Or we could say that the love was NOT reciprocated---> |
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*[[Daphnis|Daphnis and Pan]] |
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*[[Nisus and Euryalus|Euryalus and Nisus ]] |
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*[[Ganymede (mythology)|Zeus and Ganymede]] |
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*[[Hylas|Heracles and Hylas]] |
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*[[Iolaus|Heracles and Iolaus]] |
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*[[Iphis|Ianthe and Iphis]] |
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*[[Pelops#Tantalus' savage banquet|Poseidon and Pelops]] |
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*[[Orpheus#Death|Orpheus and the Thracians]] |
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**[[Orpheus]] and [[Calais]] ( one of [[Boreads]] ) |
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====Norse==== |
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==List of LGBT related deities and myths== |
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Listed in alphabetical order, with culture of origin noted and statement of how it relates to [[LGBT]]. |
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*[[Ahsonnutli]], in Navaho tradition, a bisexual creator god |
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*[[Anteros]], Greek god of unrequited love, was also a term used for the love which arises in the beloved boy in a pederastic relationship. |
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*[[Amazons]], in Greek mythology, a nation of warrior women |
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*[[Asiaq]], in Inuit mythology, the deity of storms, generally portrayed as female, but sometimes as male |
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*[[Atea#Atea (Tuamotu Islands)|Atea and Fakahotu]] a Polynesian god and goddess who change sexes when their son dies of hunger |
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*[[Chin (Mayan god)]], Mayan god of homosexuality |
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*[[Eros]], Greek god of sexual love of all types |
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*[[Freyr]], a Norse god of fertility, may have been worshipped by a group of homosexual or effeminate priests, as suggested by [[Saxo Grammaticus]] in his [[Gesta Danorum]] and later by Dumézil <ref>Dumézil, Georges. From Myth to Fiction: the Saga of Hadingus. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1970. (p115)</ref> |
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*[[Grettis saga|Grettir]], an Icelandic hero, had a voracious sexual appetite and was said to have slept with men, women and animals alike.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} |
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*[[Hu Tianbao]], Chinese god of homosexuality |
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*[[Loki]], a Norse trickster god, who frequently disguises himself as a woman and has given birth, (whilst in the form of a white mare, he took a 'passive' role in a homosexual/bestial encounter with the stallion) [[Svaðilfari | Svadilfari]], resulting in his giving birth to the foal [[Sleipnir]]. |
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*[[Mandulis]], a Nubian sky deity, pictured as male, with pendulous breasts |
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*[[Dahomey mythology|Mawu-Lisa]], a depiction of the creator deity in Dahomey tradition presented as both male and female |
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*[[Nana Buluku]] the androgynous supreme deity of the Dahomey |
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* [[Odin]] is mentioned as a practitioner of ''seiðr'', a form of magic considered shameful for men to perform, so was reserved for women. It is possible that the practice of ''seiðr'' involved passive sexual rites <ref>[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/gayvik.shtml Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Homosexuality in Viking Scandinavia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. |
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*[[Ometeotl]], the Aztec master of duality, considered both male and female |
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*[[Tiresias]], a male Greek prophet who was turned into a woman for 7 years |
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<!---Earlier versions of *[[Xochipili]] list him as a god of homosexuality. These references have been removed from the article---> |
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==Spoken-word versions - audio files== |
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*[[Achilles#Spoken-word myths (audio)|Achilles and Patroclus]] |
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*[[Apollo#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Apollo and Hyacinth]] |
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*[[Laius#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Chrysippus and Laius]] |
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*[[Zeus#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Ganymede and Zeus]] |
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*[[Hylas#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Heracles and Hylas]] |
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*[[Narcissus (mythology)#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Narcissus]] |
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*[[Orpheus#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Orpheus]] |
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*[[Poseidon#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Pelops and Poseidon]] |
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==Footnotes== |
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<references/> |
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==Bibliography== |
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[[Bernard Sergent]] |
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* ''Homosexuality in Greek Myth'' |
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* ''L'homosexualité initiatique dans l'Europe ancienne'' |
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[[Andrew Calimach]] |
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* ''Lovers' Legends: The Gay Greek Myths'' |
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* ''Lovers' Legends Unbound'' |
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Conner, Sparks & Sparks |
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* ''Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit'' |
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==See also== |
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*[[Religion and homosexuality]] |
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*[[Two-spirit|Native American Two-spirit traditions]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://members.aol.com/matrixwerx/glbthistory/glbtmythology.htm GLBT mythology, links and references] |
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* [http://www.androphile.org/preview/Library/Mythology/Greek/ Greek Mythology] The secret Greek myths of male love, ancient coming-of-age rituals, uncensored and developed. |
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* [http://www.androphile.org/preview/Culture/NativeAmerica/amerindian.htm The Two-Spirit Tradition] essay on male love and same-sex marriage in Native American shamanic religion. |
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* [http://www.religionfacts.com/homosexuality/ancient_greeks.htm Homosexuality and the Ancient Greeks] |
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[[Category:LGBT history]] |
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[[Category:LGBT issues and religion]] |
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[[Category:Pederastic heroes and deities]] |
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[[Category:Deities by gender]] |
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[[it:Omosessualità e Paganesimo]] |
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