# Antinous — Poetry character guide

> Antinous in Poetry by Oscar Wilde.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0039-the-garden-of-eros

## Who they are

A beautiful youth from Greek myth, lover of the emperor Hadrian.

## In the story

### [The Burden of Itys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/the-burden-of-itys)

Wandered through the vale with sad voluptuous smile, the red lotus of the Nile leaning from his hair.

### [The Sphinx](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_18_se/chapters/the-sphinx)

Mentioned as the young slave whose laughter the Sphinx heard from Adrian's barge.

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