Netflix has a well-known habit of “diversifying” its historical record. It's often shoddy to the point of absurdity, such as Bridgerton's infusion of the Rainbow Coalition into a 19th-century English courtroom. But the streaming giant's latest historical drama is a little more sinister, weaving elements of truth into agenda-driven fiction.

“Alexander: Until God Was Born” tells the story of Alexander the Great, the Greek conqueror of ancient Egypt who dealt a fatal blow to the great Persian Empire in the 3rd century BC. He is one of the great figures in history and built one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen. And every portrayal of him is a boon to modern audiences in our spiritually depressed society. But even taken at face value, the Netflix adaptation flops. This is somewhat surprising considering how the multi-billion dollar studio promoted this show as its latest blockbuster.

Only mildly entertaining, this six-part miniseries features a D-list cast, surprisingly poor production values, and provides a very concise overview of Alexander's conquests. Much the same focus is given to Alexander's romantic conquests, which are selectively edited, omitted, and manipulated. Much focus has been placed on his relationship with Queen Stateira of Persia, but the historical record is inadequate to say the least. His other wives, including Stateira's daughter and the famous Roxana, are completely omitted. One would think that Alexander spent his days as a bachelor. However, his true love is depicted as his best friend, Hephaestion.

Hephaestion was a real person who was Alexander's trusted friend and advisor who accompanied him on his expeditions. But within his first ten minutes of the show, we see a softcore gay porn scene between two men. This is definitely part of a marketing strategy, and this flashy scene makes it inexplicable that Netflix would snag a targeted demo early on (even though purple-haired types aren't usually interested in ancient militaries). I also believe in Although not very vulgar by modern standards, strange dialogue is woven throughout to emphasize a very modern relationship.

“Does he need me?” Hephaestion asks Alexander's mother in court. “You know Hephaestion, you mother him more than me,” she replied.

Later, on the way to Egypt, he expressed resentment about Alexander's relationship with Stateira, saying, “I missed our adventures together.'' “I'll be happy to have you to myself for a few weeks.”

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Overall, the relationship is portrayed as sensual, poignant, and decidedly romantic. It feels like every stereotypical same-sex relationship Netflix has in its repertoire, but it's not completely Off base. It starts with KJ Dione's groundbreaking book.homosexuality in greek”, on an appeal to the ancients in arguments before the Supreme Court. Obergefell, leftists have long appropriated Greek culture to claim that Christian bigotry is the only explanation for opposing the “natural” LGBT movement. The left would like us to believe that the ancient Greeks absorbed our slogans like “love is love” and “gender is a spectrum.” But while the ancient Greeks did institutionalize homosexuality, their concept of it was quite different from ours today. (Related: New NYT article may signal a movement against child mutilation)

For the Greeks, homosexuality, or perhaps more appropriately “boyish love,” served a core social function in educating the military and male virtue in a highly militaristic society.of greek practice The studies involved two relatively young men, typically less than 10 years apart in age. This custom was prominent (and perhaps even exclusive) among the Greek nobility. Erase (Older male, mid to late 20s) Eromenos ((Younger boys, around 15-18 years old) How can I become a good Greek citizen?

This relationship would develop similar to the relationship between knights and landowners in the Middle Ages. In the male-only gymnasium, older men taught students how to fight and prepared them to excel in their military careers. He often taught him philosophy and literature as well. However, unlike in the Middle Ages, the relationship included a sexual element, but it was limited to “.”Intercrural legs” relationship – between the legs. Therefore, while homosexual relationships thrive, sodomy It is regarded “unworthy of a free people” and often accompanied by harsh social and even legal sanctions. Although both married and the sexual element eventually faded with age, their friendship often remained strong throughout their lives.

Importantly, this relationship was designed to forge a bond so strong between the two men that they would die for each other on the battlefield and for the city-state. Because of this, homosexuality was considered very threatening to tyrants. The famous bond between Harmodius and Aristogeiton is thought to have contributed to the overthrow of ancient Athenian tyranny. The tyrant's brother Hipparchus insulted them, and the two lovers vowed to take revenge: to assassinate both the tyrant and his brother. Although the plot was only partially successful, it created the conditions for the emergence of a democratic Athens, and the two lovers forever became known as the Tyrant Killers, or killers of tyrants.As scholar Victoria Wall claimhomosexuality in Athens was “democratic politics from a sexual perspective.” (Related: The left's biggest indoctrination center appears to be starting to fail)

Netflix's depiction shows Alexander and Hephaestion fighting together, but that's just a modern-day relationship in the toga. Alexander becomes distracted by conquests and loses interest in the relationship, while Hephaestion cares only about Alexander's love and devotion. Both figures would be equally alien to actual Greeks. This relationship was a function of battle and conquest, not a distraction or substitute.

In part, attempts to portray the ancient Greeks as LGBT archetypes are just plain ignorant. The rainbow propaganda of our time is so prolific that this culture cannot think of homosexuality any other way. But for those in the know, it's an even more insidious affair. They want us to believe that all the craziness built under the rainbow flag is just a natural way of life, distorted by bigoted Christians and enlightened conservatives. But nothing could be further from the truth. Homosexuality in Greece was built to uplift society, but today's LGBT movement exists only to destroy it.