LGBTQ themes in mythology
22 entries in the LGBTQ Themes in Mythology compendium.
LGBTQ themes in mythologyMyths often include homosexuality, bisexuality or transgender themes as a symbol for sacred or mythic…LGBTQ themes in African diasporic mythologiesLGBT themes appear in African diasporic mythologies.LGBTQ themes in Chinese mythologyChinese myths feature queer deities, same-sex love, and gender variance.AttisAttis: Phrygian consort of Cybele, vegetation deity, and self-castrated eunuch god.Chin (deity)Maya deity who demonstrated male same-sex intercourse.ErzulieA family of Vodou spirits of love, femininity, and water.FerdiadConnacht warrior who fought and died against his foster-brother Cú Chulainn.Gala (priests)Priests of Inanna who sang heart-soothing laments.GalehautHalf-giant prince who surrendered his kingdom for Lancelot's friendship.HiʻiakaPatron goddess of hula, chant, sorcery, and medicine in Hawaiian religion.HuēhuecoyōtlAztec god of music, dance, mischief, and song.Inari ŌkamiJapanese kami of rice, foxes, and prosperity.Inle (Santería)Orisha of health and medicine.JūzenjiAmbivalent divine child, messenger of Sannō, cursing and blessing.Lan CaiheGender-ambiguous immortal, wandering musician, patron of florists.NinshuburMesopotamian goddess and divine attendant of Inanna.ŠauškaHighest ranked Hurrian goddess of love, war, and healing.Silvanus (mythology)Roman god of woods, fields, and boundaries.Tu'er ShenChinese deity of love and sex between men.Uumarnituq and AakulujjuusiFirst human parents and ancestors of all Inuit.WerewomanA woman who shape-shifts into an animal through therianthropy.XōchipilliAztec god of flowers, arts, and entheogenic ecstasy.
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