Beauty, Masculine

Beauty, Masculine

See also Virility.Absalomflawlessly handsome. [O.T.: II Samuel 14:25]Adonisbeautiful youth. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 11]Andrews, Josephhandsome, virtuous man admired by many ladies. [Br. Lit.: Joseph Andrews]Apollogod of manly beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 67]Baldergod of light and joy; known for his beauty. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 106]Chateaupers, Phoebus degallant, handsome horseman eternally loved by Esmeralda. [Fr. Lit.: The Hunchback of Notre Dame]Davidsculpture by Michelangelo depicting figure epitomizing male beauty. [Art: Osborne, 718]Glaucushandsome, wealthy young Greek pursued by various ladies. [Br. Lit.: The Last Days of Pompeii, Magill I, 490–492]HylasHercules’ servant; so captivates Naiads, they abduct him. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 158]Hyperionone of the Titans; known for his beauty. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 132]Narcissusbeautiful youth who falls in love with his own reflection. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 171–172]Tadziohandsome Polish boy exerts a fatal attraction for an elderly writer. [Ger. Lit.: Thomas Mann Death in Venice]