Beauty, Masculine (See also Virility.) Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Beauty, Masculine (See also Virility.)

  1. Absalom flawlessly handsome. [O.T.: II Samuel 14:25]
  2. Adonis beautiful youth. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 11]
  3. Andrews, Joseph handsome, virtuous man admired by many ladies. [Br. Lit.: Joseph Andrews]
  4. Apollo god of manly beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 67]
  5. Balder god of light and joy; known for his beauty. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 106]
  6. Chateaupers, Phoebus de gallant, handsome horseman eternally loved by Esmeralda. [Fr. Lit.: The Hunchback of Notre Dame]
  7. David sculpture by Michelangelo depicting figure epitomizing male beauty. [Art: Osborne, 718]
  8. Glaucus handsome, wealthy young Greek pursued by various ladies. [Br. Lit.: The Last Days of Pompeii, Magill I, 490–492]
  9. Hylas Hercules’ servant; so captivates Naiads, they abduct him. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 158]
  10. Hyperion one of the Titans; known for his beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 132]
  11. Narcissus beautiful youth who falls in love with his own reflection. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 171–172]
  12. Tadzio handsome Polish boy exerts a fatal attraction for an elderly writer. [Ger. Lit.: Thomas Mann Death in Venice]