tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post1284454856977860366..comments2023-09-25T10:15:41.979-04:00Comments on NYSocBoy's Beefcake and Bonding: Hippolytus, the Gay Charioteer of Greek MythNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-58857618060000673652022-09-30T06:40:57.648-04:002022-09-30T06:40:57.648-04:00This post is from several years ago, so I don'...This post is from several years ago, so I don't remember my reasoning, but probably I was just looking for beefcake art of the figure from Greek mythology. I didn't know that the photo was of a Christian saint. I'll remove it.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814549419838495324.post-35525211055600113492022-09-29T23:47:45.024-04:002022-09-29T23:47:45.024-04:00'I don't know why his wrists are tied
The ...<br />'I don't know why his wrists are tied<br />The full title of the work is "The Martyrdom of St. Hippolytus." Hippolytus was a Roman soldier who was executed at the command of Emperor Decius for the crime of being a secret disciple of St. Lawrence and burying Lawrence's corpse after his execution. After Hippolytus's faithful nurse Concordia was whipped to death and all of his servants beheaded, Hippolytus's feet were tied to a horse and he was dragged to his death. 2 of his servant's bodies lay on the right (close examination shows the one of the corpse's head is clearly not attached to his neck). On the right side of the painting ,(which is cut off in the picture on your site) is Concordia's body (lower) and 2 angels in the upper corner.<br />Same name-- different people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com