That Guy Really Got Around! Heracles (Hercules) & His Many, Many Boyfriends
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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Nestor and Heracles in the Iliad
According to a third-century CE writer, Heracles once fell for none other than the famous King of Pils Nestor. So I suppose their romance was short-lived. Heracles buried him near the spring of his name's mother and founded a town there that he called Abdera. Honestly, Nestor was almost certainly the silver fox of the ancient Greek heroes. But it's too fun to criticize the source.
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