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Iolaus (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• 4 older comments, and then…
• skillful north said:

  From Wikipedia For the butterfly genus, see Iolaus (butterfly). Heracles and his nephew, Iolaus. 1st c. BC mosaic from the Anzio Nymphaeum, Rome In Greek mythology, Iolaus (in Greek, Ἰόλαος) was a Theban divine hero, son of Iphicles, brother of Heracles and Automedusa. He was famed for being Heracles' nephew and for helping with for some of his Labors. Through his daughter Leipephilene he was considered to have fathered the mythic and historic line of the kings of Corinth, ending with Telestes. A species of butterfly has been named after him.

• swanq said:

  NYT of Feb 12, 1913 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9402E3D71E3AE633A... indicates that a Greek dancer perfoming under the name Iolaus, was in New York at the time. "Iolaus, a well-formed youth, as could easily be seen, was well-liked in a series of dances..."

• swanq said:

  'Freud's N.Y.' presumably identifies the photographer or studio.

• bfrank2 said:

  The position of his body expresses mystery and makes me wonder. He causes me to think that he is headed somewhere, but doesn't want to reveal where.

• triggeree said:

  Happy birthday christopher!