The Syncretisms of Antinous

As of this moment, the book The Syncretisms of Antinous, the first book in The Red Lotus Library’s collection, is now available!

See our page here, and the direct page on CreateSpace to buy it here.

The book blurb on back:

Antinous, the deified lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE), was syncretized to a large number of deities and heroes in his ancient cultus, and the process didn’t stop when that cultus ended in the fifth century. Archaeologists, scholars, artists, and admirers of male beauty continued to link him to a great many figures from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology. In this book, you will find out about the familiar as well as the more obscure syncretisms of Antinous, from Hermes to Herakles, Dionysos to the Dioskouroi, Apollon to Apis, Adonis to Attis, Pan to Poseidon, Achilleus to Aristaios, Endymion to Eunostos, Eros to Echmoun, and many more! You will also find resources to guide you in getting to know these syncretisms further, and ideas for devotional practices based upon them.

Thanks are due to the many people (including you, dear readers!) who helped to make this possible; Nicole and Jiovanni and Allison; and of course, to Antinous and the many gods detailed in the book for giving not only the inspiration but the subject matter to the entire endeavor!

Ave Ave Antinoe! Haec est unde, Haec est unde, Haec est unde vita venit!