Poetry · Character
Antinous
A beautiful youth from Greek myth, lover of the emperor Hadrian.
minor
First appearance: the garden of eros
Antinous shows up with force in The Burden of Itys. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Wandered through the vale with sad voluptuous smile, the red lotus of the Nile leaning from his hair.
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In The Burden of Itys: Wandered through the vale with sad voluptuous smile, the red lotus of the Nile leaning from his hair. Later, in The Sphinx: Mentioned as the young slave whose laughter the Sphinx heard from…
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