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'''Ganymede''' was a term sometimes used to refer to passive gay men or youths. It derives from the mythological figure Ganymede (Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης, Ganymēdēs) a Trojan prince whom the god Zeus, in the form of an eagle, carried off to be his cup-bearer on Mount Olympus. | '''Ganymede''' was a term sometimes used to refer to passive gay men or youths. It derives from the mythological figure Ganymede (Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης, Ganymēdēs) a Trojan prince whom the god Zeus, in the form of an eagle, carried off to be his cup-bearer on Mount Olympus. | ||
:"He [ [[Francis Bacon]] ] was a Pederast. His Ganimeds and Favourites tooke Bribes",<ref>Oliver Lawson Dick, ed. ''Aubrey's Brief Lives. Edited from the Original Manuscripts'', 1949, ''s.v.'' "Francis Bacon, Viscount of St. Albans" p. 11.</ref> | |||
In Latin (via Etruscan) the name was redered as Catamitus, hence the more common term [[Catamite]]. | In Latin (via Etruscan) the name was redered as Catamitus, hence the more common term [[Catamite]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:10, 3 October 2012
Ganymede was a term sometimes used to refer to passive gay men or youths. It derives from the mythological figure Ganymede (Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης, Ganymēdēs) a Trojan prince whom the god Zeus, in the form of an eagle, carried off to be his cup-bearer on Mount Olympus.
- "He [ Francis Bacon ] was a Pederast. His Ganimeds and Favourites tooke Bribes",[1]
In Latin (via Etruscan) the name was redered as Catamitus, hence the more common term Catamite.
References
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- ↑ Oliver Lawson Dick, ed. Aubrey's Brief Lives. Edited from the Original Manuscripts, 1949, s.v. "Francis Bacon, Viscount of St. Albans" p. 11.