Hadrian and His God

[twinnumber3]

This is one of my favorites, Chas, and I enjoyed re-visiting your poem. Thank you so much.

[gagcatcher]

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[sazuist]

I've learned the story of love between them, very romantic and ironic.

When Antinous died, Hadrian was mourning the death of Antinous, and he built the magnificent places in memory of Antinous :'(

[anglicansag]

Quite Beautiful, Charles.

I'm intrigued by some of your pronunciations. Not the least of which is Antinous.

The visual image of the Hippo Hapi...... is very wonderful.

And your solar epithets in the penultimate verse are great.... I'm reminded of Corvo's translation of the Rubaiyat from Nicolas' french ( ignoring Fitzgerald) Lo , Phosphor !!!

Fabulous Charles.... Fabulous Charles .......

[brychar66]

That's how I always pronounce Antinous Scott. How else? I think I originally wrote (of the hippo) "showering his s--t!" which is really much more apt. But I have to remind myself to be a polite poet :)

[donbarroco]

Delicate and glorious subject. Have you read the english poem "Antinous" by the portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa?

...I shall build thee a statue that will be

To the continued future evidence

Of my love and thy beauty and the sense

That beauty giveth of divinity...

[brychar66]

Thank you. Yes, I have a volume of Pessoa. My regards.

[52dalibor]

i was looking at hadrian and antinous gazing at each other in the prado just the other day.the bust of antinous is very fine. i respect this poet's learning but this poem is too sentimental and artsy. they were tougher characters than this. only dennis cooper could give this subject matter a modern voice. or maybe rikki beadle blair could write a play.

[brychar66]

oh well over 2000 people have watched the vid, so it must hold some interest...what's wrong with sentiment and art? what's 'tough' about love? brutality is not my line & Hadrian was intellectually refined to an extreme.

[52dalibor]

i enjoyed yr video and rated it and hope 2 million people will do the same but i stand by what i have said. you confuse sentiment with sentimentality. there have been very few rulers who have been as distinguished intellectually as hadrian. ave antinoe protoze zivot je kratky.

[brychar66]

ok i guess we have different approaches, what i see as tenderness may appear sentimental with you. actually i did turn some of this material into verse play form it's on section XV of my supanet site - the address is appended to my profile. if u read it let me know what u think. Regards, Chas. ave antinoe!

[xVin89x]

did antinous commit suicide or did he simply drown in an accident? cuzz if he lived hadrian would have ruled for many more years probably beneficial to the empire..

[brychar66]

That's the question no one can answer for sure, only guess. I incline to the idea it was an accident. But other people have come up with more dramatic scenarios.

[pearlcaster007]

He was probably "assisted" in falling off the boat. No doubt his influence over the emperor invited jealousy from political opponents.

[percydovetonsil]

What a loving tribute to the Beauteous Boy. I especially like: "... bringing always Light and Bright and Hope even to the Dying and the Doomed!" Lumen Antinoi, Adiuva Nos! (Light of Antinous, Succor Us!"

[brychar66]

Thank you.  Ave Antinoe!