Lovers' Legends
Greek myths provide eternal fodder for storytellers, with or without agendas, because antiquity's fragments and contradictory versions make almost any retelling new.
Calimach's purpose is to expose an underlying pattern of homosexuality in the stories he delightfully rewrites suitably for almost anyone. He includes not only the familiar, traditionally gay stories of Achilles' love for Patroclus and Zeus' for Ganymede, but also selections that at first sight appear odd. The stories combine the familiar with surprises, but ample notes allow the skeptical reader to verify the authenticity of the details -- or not.
Changing type sizes annoyingly segregate Lucian from the myths. Some of the matte photos seem blurry.
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