Disambiguating links to Oreste (link changed to Oreste (Handel)) using DisamAssist.← Previous revisionRevision as of 18:49, 12 October 2026 Line 80: Line 80: The relationship between them has been interpreted by some authors from Roman times onwards as romantic or homoerotic. The dialogue ''[[Amores (Lucian)|Erotes]]'' ("Affairs of the Heart"), attributed to [[Lucian]], compares the merits and advantages of heteroeroticism and homoeroticism, and Orestes and Pylades are presented as the principal representatives of a loving friendship. The relationship between them has been interpreted by some authors from Roman times onwards as romantic or homoerotic. The dialogue ''[[Amores (Lucian)|Erotes]]'' ("Affairs of the Heart"), attributed to [[Lucian]], compares the merits and advantages of heteroeroticism and homoeroticism, and Orestes and Pylades are presented as the principal representatives of a loving friendship. In 1734, [[George Frederic Handel]]'s opera ''[[Oreste]]'' (based on Giangualberto Barlocci's Roman libretto of 1723), was premiered in London's [[Covent Garden]]. The fame of Lucian's works in the 18th century, as well as the generally well-known tradition of Greco-Roman heroic homoeroticism, made it natural for theatre audiences of that period to have recognized an intense, romantic, if not positively homoerotic quality, to the relationship between Orestes and Pylades. In 1734, [[George Frederic Handel]]'s opera ''[[Oreste (Handel)|Oreste]]'' (based on Giangualberto Barlocci's Roman libretto of 1723), was premiered in London's [[Covent Garden]]. The fame of Lucian's works in the 18th century, as well as the generally well-known tradition of Greco-Roman heroic homoeroticism, made it natural for theatre audiences of that period to have recognized an intense, romantic, if not positively homoerotic quality, to the relationship between Orestes and Pylades. ===Alexander and Hephaestion=== ===Alexander and Hephaestion===