The Champion of Olympia by Margaret Leigh

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Iason is the aleiptae of the palaestra of Demetrius and Aristae is the better Athlete of the palaestra. Iason loves from afar Aristae, cause he doesn't consider himself worth of Aristae's love: the Athlete is handsome and brave, and he, instead, is a simple aleiptae, plain and shy. And so he contents himself to take care of Aristae's body and to play the flaute during his training.

But when they all go to Olympia for the Games, Iason asks to Zeus to favour Aristae during the Games but also to concede to him his love; soon after he is scaried by his dareness and begins to fear to have drawn the fury of Zeus on Aristae.

The story is pretty short, less than 30 pages, but it's very detailed and tender. No sex, only love. A fresh touch on a sometime abused genre. I'd like to read more about Iason and Aristae, cause what I read is only a starting point of an interesting story.

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