Leucocomas

Leucocomas (ancient Greek Λευκοκόµας) is in Greek mythology a handsome Cretan youth from the port city of Leben. According to Theophrastus, he required difficult tasks from his lover Euxynthetus, including getting a dangerous dog from Praisus. The legend was used by Plutarch as an example to show that Eros punishes a lover who acts ruthlessly towards his lover.

According to Conon, the Cnossiab Promachus wooed Leucocomas, who, however, presented him with dangerous tasks. After Promachos had already mastered several tasks and Leucocomas did not give in to his courtship, he put a famous helmet on the head of another handsome young man in front of his eyes, whereupon Leucocomas killed himself with a sword out of jealousy.

References

Theophrastus of Eresus: Peri erotos (F 113)
Photios: Library 186.33

literature

Bernard Sergent: Homosexualité et initiation chez les peuples indo-européens. Payot & Rivages, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-228-89052-9 (contains L'homosexualité dans la mythologie grecque from 1984 and L'homosexualité initiatique dans l'Europe ancienne from 1986).
William W. Fortenbaugh: Sources for the ethics of Theophrast (= studies of ancient philosophy. Volume 12). Grüner, Amsterdam 1984, ISBN 90-6032-218-5

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