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I don\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appearance. Ganymedes appealed to gods who, like many ancient Greek men, were not otherwise depicted as bisexual. He is described as beautiful and eternally youthful, but he is never described as effeminate or androgynous. Ancient Greek standards of beauty could include a \
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I don\\\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appearance. Ganymedes appealed to gods who, like many ancient Greek men, were not otherwise depicted as bisexual. He is described as beautiful and eternally youthful, but he is never described as effeminate or androgynous. Ancient Greek standards of beauty could include a \\\"manly\\\" or muscular appearance. It\\\'s hard to tell, with the stylistic differences between modern Japanese and ancient Greek art, whether depictions of him count as \\\"bishie\\\" but I don\\\'t think so. See http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Ganymedes.html
I removed it, here it is:
* {{Bishonen}}: Ganymede, Prince of Troy. According to \\\'\\\'Literature/TheIliad\\\'\\\': \\\"Ganymedes who was the loveliest born of the race of mortals, and therefore the gods caught him away to themselves, to be Zeus\\\' wine-pourer, for the sake of his beauty, so he might be among the immortals.\\\"
I removed it, here it is:
* {{Bishonen}}: Ganymede, Prince of Troy. According to \\\'\\\'Literature/TheIliad\\\'\\\': \\\"Ganymedes who was the loveliest born of the race of mortals, and therefore the gods caught him away to themselves, to be Zeus\\\' wine-pourer, for the sake of his beauty, so he might be among the immortals.\\\"
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I don\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appeal. Ganymedes appealed to gods who, like many ancient Greek men, were [depicted as] bisexual.
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I don\\\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appearance. Ganymedes appealed to gods who, like many ancient Greek men, were not otherwise depicted as bisexual. He is described as beautiful and eternally youthful, but he is never described as effeminate or androgynous. Ancient Greek standards of beauty could include a \\\"manly\\\" or muscular appearance. It\\\'s hard to tell, with the stylistic differences between modern Japanese and ancient Greek art, whether depictions of him count as \\\"bishie\\\" but I don\\\'t think so. See http://www.theoi.com/Ouranios/Ganymedes.html
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I don\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appeal. Ganymedes appealed to god who, like many ancient Greek men, were bisexual.
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I don\\\'t agree that Ganymedes is {{Bishonen}}. For one thing, the trope is supposedly Japanese in origin, and for another it is one of androgynous appeal. Ganymedes appealed to gods who, like many ancient Greek men, were [depicted as] bisexual.
