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Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend

By: Dan Jones
Narrated by: Dan Jones
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Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate.

Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles (explored in Madeleine Miller's bestseller Song of Achilles), join the cult of Antinous (inspiration for Oscar Wilde), get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth, and fall for Zimbabwe's trans God Mawi. And from modern pop-culture, through Dan Jones's witty, upbeat style, learn more about '90s fan obsessions Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman's American Gods and the BBC's Doctor Who.

Queer Heroes of Myth & Legend brings to life characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious, and always fantastical. It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory.

©2023 Dan Jones (P)2023 Octopus Publishing Group Biographies & Memoirs Customs & Traditions Gay Studies LGBTQ+ Studies Social Sciences Tradition Mythology Witty LGBTQIA+
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Can only apologise to the poor people in the Lidls queue for the ungodly noise I made whilst listening to the Loki part 😂🤣

Laugh out loud funny.

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I am probably not the only person to stumble across this book via searching for more history books by rockstar historian, Dan Jones. This isn’t by him and is not my usual read at all, but I’m so glad I found it. It’s a light and easy read that looks at all kinds of fictional or mythological heroes and explores their potential or overt ‘queerness’. From Greek and Nordic gods, to Haitian voodoo deities and from Lancelot and Arthur to Buffy, Hobbits and Doctor Who. Much enjoyed.

Not the same Dan Jones

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Its not often you get a book cataloguing queerness through the centuries, so listening to this has been a joy.

Fascinating insight

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