🪷 March 11th is a feast of
#Hercules. Statue of
#Antinous as
#Heracles at the Paris Louvre. Hercules was married several times, but also had many male lovers, including
#charioteer #Iolaus.
#Plutarch says male couples would journey to Iolaus' tomb to swear an oath of devotion to each other. 🪷