#antinoos

[satyrmagos]

The second of the four designs for my original Pride line: a portrait of Holy Antinoos, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. More myth than fact remains of either his life or his death, but the record is clear that he died while traveling with Hadrian in Egypt and that emperor had him deified, established a hero cult in his name, and named a city after him. The cult never became a major religion, but it was widespread and reasonably popular, and Antinoos became both a religious and literary icon of sexual love between men. I based this image of Antinoos on a Roman statue in the Antinous Mondragone style from the 2nd century CE, reframed in imitation of an ancient coin.

* Made of solid .925 sterling silver or shibuichi (an art metal alloy made of 3:1 copper:silver), yellow brass, or bronze.

* Available as a coin, with an upeye for use as a pendant, or with three jump rings for use in a rosary-style necklace.

Each piece is hand-made to order in my home studio, with unique variations and defects as a result of the fabrication and casting process.

https://sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/1234982466/holy-antinoos-pendant-pride-2022

[severin32]

Antinoos, the earthly god

Palazzo Grimaldi, Venice

[satyrmagos]

The second of the four designs for my original Pride line: a portrait of Holy Antinoos, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. More myth than fact remains of either his life or his death, but the record is clear that he died while traveling with Hadrian in Egypt and that emperor had him deified, established a hero cult in his name, and named a city after him. The cult never became a major religion, but it was widespread and reasonably popular, and Antinoos became both a religious and literary icon of sexual love between men. I based this image of Antinoos on a Roman statue in the Antinous Mondragone style from the 2nd century CE, reframed in imitation of an ancient coin.

* Made of solid .925 sterling silver or shibuichi (an art metal alloy made of 3:1 copper:silver), yellow brass, or bronze.

* Available as a coin, with an upeye for use as a pendant, or with three jump rings for use in a rosary-style necklace.

Each piece is hand-made to order in my home studio, with unique variations and defects as a result of the fabrication and casting process.

https://sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/1234982466/holy-antinoos-pendant-pride-2022

[mametupa]

Antinoos is not an honest man or a gentleman.

[satyrmagos]

The second of the four designs for my original Pride line: a portrait of Holy Antinoos, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. More myth than fact remains of either his life or his death, but the record is clear that he died while traveling with Hadrian in Egypt and that emperor had him deified, established a hero cult in his name, and named a city after him. The cult never became a major religion, but it was widespread and reasonably popular, and Antinoos became both a religious and literary icon of sexual love between men. I based this image of Antinoos on a Roman statue in the Antinous Mondragone style from the 2nd century CE, reframed in imitation of an ancient coin.

* Made of solid .925 sterling silver or shibuichi (an art metal alloy made of 3:1 copper:silver), yellow brass, or bronze.

* Available as a coin, with an upeye for use as a pendant, or with three jump rings for use in a rosary-style necklace.

Each piece is hand-made to order in my home studio, with unique variations and defects as a result of the fabrication and casting process.

Holy Antinoos Pendant Pride 2022 - Etsy

This Pendant Necklaces item by SorcerersWorkbench has 9 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Kansas City, MO. Listed on Jun 20, 2025

[modernmoongodess]

Marble portrait head of Antinoos, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

[satyrmagos]

Pendant featuring a portrait of Holy Antinoos, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. More myth than fact remains of either his life or his death, but the record is clear that he died while traveling with Hadrian in Egypt and that emperor had him deified, established a hero cult in his name, and named a city after him. The cult never became a major religion, but it was widespread and reasonably popular, and Antinoos became both a religious and literary icon of sexual love between men. I based this image of Antinoos on a Roman statue in the Antinous Mondragone style from the 2nd century CE, reframed in imitation of an ancient coin.

* Made of solid .925 sterling silver or shibuichi (an art metal alloy made of 3:1 copper:silver), yellow brass, or bronze.

* Available as a coin, with an upeye for use as a pendant, or with three jump rings for use in a rosary-style necklace.

Each piece is hand-made to order in my home studio, with unique variations and defects as a result of the fabrication and casting process.

Holy Antinoos Pendant Pride 2022 - Etsy

This Pendant Necklaces item by SorcerersWorkbench has 9 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Kansas City, MO. Listed on Feb 19, 2025

[queerasfact]

Today is the birthday of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, born on 24 January in 76CE. His statue is pictured here (left) beside a statue of his lover, Antinous.

In 130CE, Antinous drowned in the Nile. In his grief, Hadrian named a flower and a star after Antinous, founded the city of Antinoopolis, and made Antinous into a god. So many statues of Antinous were made that he became one of the most commonly depicted people in the Graeco-Roman world.

Check out our podcast to learn more about Hadrian and Antinous