Which Greek gods were LGBT?

Greek mythology does not use modern LGBT categories, but many Greek gods and heroes had stories involving same-sex love or gender variance that are often discussed in modern terms. Zeus, king of the gods, had a famous male lover Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan youth whom he abducted to be cupbearer to the gods, which is one of the most well-known same-sex relationships in Greek myth. Apollo, god of the sun and music, had male lovers including Hyacinth, a Spartan prince whose death created the hyacinth flower, and Cyparissus. Hermes, messenger god, had male lovers including Crocus. Poseidon had male lovers including Nerites and Pelops. Heracles, who became a god, had male lovers including Hylas and Iolaus. Dionysus, god of wine and ecstasy, was often depicted as gender-fluid and had relationships with men and women. Aphrodite in some traditions had a bearded form as Aphroditus, representing gender duality. Hermaphroditus, child of Hermes and Aphrodite, was intersex and combined male and female. Achilles and Patroclus, though mortal heroes, had a deeply loving same-sex bond that is interpreted as romantic in many ancient sources. It is important to note that ancient Greek attitudes toward sexuality were different from modern identity concepts, focusing more on roles and age than orientation, but these myths show that same-sex love was present in stories of the gods.