Not sure but this may be a statue of the death of Antinous? Posted on January 20, 2017 by Matthew 3 Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like Loading... Related
I think you mean Patroclus, lover of Achilles. Antinous was the lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Reply
You are right – I’m mixing up my ancient gay lovers here. The guy standing above doesn’t look like beefy, bearded Hadrian at all. Reply
It’s a statue of Euryalus and Nisus, a pair of Trojan heros (and lovers) cited in the Aeneid by Virgile. Reply
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I think you mean Patroclus, lover of Achilles. Antinous was the lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian.
You are right – I’m mixing up my ancient gay lovers here. The guy standing above doesn’t look like beefy, bearded Hadrian at all.
It’s a statue of Euryalus and Nisus, a pair of Trojan heros (and lovers) cited in the Aeneid by Virgile.