Antinous the Gay God<p>🪷 5 July to 13 July is the Ludi Apollinares Roman festival of <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Apollo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollo</span></a>. <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Livy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Livy</span></a> wrote: "Romans wore floral wreaths and ate outdoors." Good excuse for a picnic! <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Antinous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antinous</span></a> was often equated with <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/Apollon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apollon</span></a>. Full details here: <a href="https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/07/wear-wreath-of-flowers-during-ludi.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">antinousstars.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/wear-wreath-of-flowers-during-ludi.html</span></a> Photo by Keith <a href="https://social.anoxinon.de/tags/MezaenAsetHoberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MezaenAsetHoberg</span></a>. 🪷</p>