Thing is, in the story Antinous was killed down by the Nile and his body was brought to Hadrian. He never got to say goodbye.
Statue of Emperor Hadrian holding his lover Antinous after he was stabbed by an assassin
MATTHEW'S ISLAND
Thing is, in the story Antinous was killed down by the Nile and his body was brought to Hadrian. He never got to say goodbye.
MATTHEW'S ISLAND 
Fraternal Charity – Brotherly Love. 1865. Julien Edward Conny. French 1818-1900. marble. Parc du Chateau de Rambouillet. France. http://hadrian6.tumblr.com