Talk:Bagoas (courtier)

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[edit] Renault

Bagoas' primary significance today is arguably that he is the narrator of a novel written by Mary Renault. To exclude her viewpoint from an article about him because she is not an academic is simply parochial. Nareek 20:20, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about "primary" but feel free to include that material. Haiduc 23:00, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

In THIS article I think it's ok if we present his view, with a brief criticism of Curtius; but it should be kept treated separately, after having spoken of the Bagoas presented by the ancient sources. But if it expands to much it becomes reasonable to split the article forming one exclusively for Renault's book Persian Boy.--Aldux 23:34, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Personally, I would have preferred stronger language: The claim by Curtius that Persian Kings were buried in Spartan simplicity is just plain total nonsense. But I understand the reasons why this would be considered rather improper, so I won't insist on this point. Das Baz, 8 April 2006, 11:21 AM>

[edit] Pederast

I meant to say in the edit summary--how is Bagoas a pederast? Nareek 03:50, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

• The confusion is an unfortunate result of the category "Pederastic lovers" being renamed "Pederasts." But Bagoas was involved in pederastic relationships with both Darius and Alexander, as per a number of ancient historians. Haiduc 03:53, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm...There isn't a lot of infromation regarding Bagoas, is there? Does anyone know what happened to him after Alexander's death? XEclipsex 00:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)