Mini Myth: All the Best Heroes Have Boyfriends, Heracles & Hylas (Plus More LGBTQ Stories)
Season 3 // Episode 153
This episode originally aired on June 9, 2020. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby
Happy Pride! Heracles and Hylas loved each other very much, but as with most gay love stories of Greek mythology... it doesn't end well. #BLM This episode also includes last year's PRIDE episode as a bonus,
CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.
Sources: The Argonautika by Apollonios of Rhodes, translated by Peter Green; The Gods of the Greeks by C. Kerenyi, The Greek Myths by Robert Graves, Theoi.com.
Attributions and licensing information for music used in the podcast can be found here: mythsbaby.com/sources-attributions.