Everything about Diocles Mythology totally explained
In
Greek mythology,
Diocles, or
Díoklês, was one of the first priests of
Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the
Eleusinian Mysteries. He is said to have died in battle while defending his male lover (cfr.
sacred band of Thebes).
Theocritus describes him as a "lover of young boys" and relates that at his tomb in
Megara a kissing contest is held each year in early spring: adolescent youths gather and compete by kissing a male judge. The one with the best kiss returns home "laden with garlands of flowers." (Idyll 12).
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