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+#REDIRECT [[LGBT themes in mythology]]
-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===
-{{Expandsection|date=September 2007}}
-====Egypt====
-*[[Ash (god)|Ash and Set]]
-*[[Horus#Conqueror of Set|Horus and Set]] <!---Is this really same-sex love, or is it just same-sex sex?--->
-===The Americas===
-{{Expandsection|date=September 2007}}
-===Asia and the Middle East===
-{{Expandsection|date=September 2007}}
-====Babylonia====
-*[[Epic of Gilgamesh|Enkidu and Gilgamesh]]
-====Biblical====
-*[[David and Jonathan]]
-====China====
-====Japan====
-*[[Ōkuninushi]] (大国主) and  [[Sukunabikona]] or [[Sukunahikona]] (少名毘古那神 or 少彦名神)
-*[[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）
-*[[Monju]], [[Monju Bosatsu]]; [[Manjusri]] (Monju 文殊 or Monju-shiri 文殊師利菩薩)
-*[[Jizō]], [[Jizō Bosatsu]]; [[Ksitigarbha]] (Jizō 地蔵, Jizo-o Bosatsu 地蔵菩薩)
-*[[Kannon]], [[Syō Kannon Bosatsu]] (聖観音菩薩); [[Avalokiteśvara]]
-*[[Aizen Myō-ō]]  (愛染明王 or 愛染妙王)
-*[[Fudō Myō-ō]] (不動明王); [[Acala]]
-*[[Shudō Daimyōjin]] (衆道大明神); Patron God of [[shudo]] (衆道)]]<ref>{{cite book |author=Pflugfelder, Gregory |title=Cartographies of Desire: Male-Male Sexuality in Japanese Discourse, 1600-1950 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |year=2000 }}</ref>
-===Europe===
-====Christian====
-*[[Saints Sergius and Bacchus]]
-*[[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>
-{{Expandsection|date=September 2007}}
-====Celtic====
-====Greece====
-*[[Abderus|Abderus and Heracles]]
-*[[Achilles and Patroclus]]
-*[[Achilles#Troilus|Achilles and Troilus]]
-*[[Narcissus (mythology)#Archaic version|Ameinias and Narcissus]]
-*[[Hyacinth (mythology)|Apollo and Hyacinth]]
-*[[Hymenaios|Apollo and Hymenaios]]
-*[[Callisto (mythology)#Myth |Artemis (Zeus in the form of Artemis) and Callisto]]
-*[[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--->
-*[[Daphnis|Daphnis and Pan]]
-*[[Nisus and Euryalus|Euryalus and Nisus ]]
-*[[Ganymede (mythology)|Zeus and Ganymede]]
-*[[Hylas|Heracles and Hylas]]
-*[[Iolaus|Heracles and Iolaus]]
-*[[Iphis|Ianthe and Iphis]]
-*[[Pelops#Tantalus' savage banquet|Poseidon and Pelops]]
-*[[Orpheus#Death|Orpheus and the Thracians]]
-**[[Orpheus]] and Calais([[Kalais]], one of [[Boreads]] )
-====Norse====
-==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 deity of storms, generally portrayed as female, but sometimes as male
-*[[Atea#Atea (Tuamotu Islands)|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
-*[[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>
-*[[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}}
-*[[Hapy]], Egyptian god of the Nile River, depicted as a male with pendulous breasts
-*[[Hermaphroditos]], hermaphroditic Greek deity, son of Aphrodite and Hermes
-*[[Hu Tianbao]], Chinese god of homosexuality
-*[[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]].
-*[[Mandulis]], a Nubian sky deity, pictured as male, with pendulous breasts
-*[[Dahomey mythology|Mawu-Lisa]], a depiction of the creator deity in Dahomey tradition presented as both male and female
-*[[Nana Buluku]] the androgynous supreme deity of the Dahomey
-* [[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>.
-*[[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
-*[[Wadj-wer]], Egyptian god of the Nile Delta, depicted as a male with pendulous breasts
-<!---Earlier versions of *[[Xochipili]] list him as a god of homosexuality. These references have been removed from the article--->
-==Spoken-word versions - audio files==
-*[[Achilles#Spoken-word myths (audio)|Achilles and Patroclus]]
-*[[Apollo#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Apollo and Hyacinth]]
-*[[Laius#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Chrysippus and Laius]]
-*[[Zeus#Spoken-word_myths_.E2.80.94_audio_files|Ganymede and Zeus]]
-*[[Hylas#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Heracles and Hylas]]
-*[[Narcissus (mythology)#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Narcissus]]
-*[[Orpheus#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Orpheus]]
-*[[Poseidon#Spoken-word myths - audio files|Pelops and Poseidon]]
-==See also==
-*[[Religion and homosexuality]]
-*[[Two-spirit|Native American Two-spirit traditions]]
-==Footnotes==
-<references/>
-==Bibliography==
-[[Bernard Sergent]]
-* ''Homosexuality in Greek Myth''
-* ''L'homosexualité initiatique dans l'Europe ancienne''
-[[Andrew Calimach]]
-* ''Lovers' Legends: The Gay Greek Myths''
-* ''Lovers' Legends Unbound''
-Conner, Sparks & Sparks
-* ''Queer Myth, Symbol and Spirit''
-==External links==
-* [http://members.aol.com/matrixwerx/glbthistory/glbtmythology.htm GLBT mythology, links and references]
-* [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.
-* [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.
-* [http://www.religionfacts.com/homosexuality/ancient_greeks.htm Homosexuality and the Ancient Greeks]
-[[Category:LGBT history]]
-[[Category:LGBT issues and religion]]
-[[Category:Pederastic heroes and deities]]
-[[Category:Deities by gender]]
-[[Category:Same-sex relationship]]
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