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{{Sexuality Info|title1=|image1=Achilleanflag.png|caption1=The achillean flag.|gender(s):=Man or man-aligned|gender(s)_attracted_to:=Men or man-aligned (exclusively or not)}}
'''Achillean''', also known as '''men loving men''' ('''MLM'''), '''apollian,''' '''chaeronean,''' and '''chaeronic''', refers to a [[man]] or man-[[Gender Alignment|aligned]] person who is attracted to other men or man-aligned people. One may or may not be attracted to other genders as well. This attraction does not need to be exclusive, as the label is used in a way to unify all men who love other men, including [[gay]] ([[vincian]]) men, [[bisexual]] men, and [[pansexual]] men
The term is most commonly used as an [[umbrella term]]. It
The [[feminine]] counterpart to achillean is [[sapphic]]. The [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] counterparts are [[diamoric]] and [[enbian]].
== Etymology==▼
The word ''achillean'' comes from the name of the hero in the
== History ==
The word achillean has historically been used to describe things relating to the mythological figure Achilles. The first instance of achillean being used in the context of men attracted to men is in 1959 in A.C. Hamilton's scholarly article titled "Spenser's Treatment of Myth"
<blockquote>''Guyon subdues these Achillean affections through his own power; but they break out again as Cymochles lapses into lust and Pyrochles burns in the idle lake.''<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Achillean Wiktionary entry for achillean (quotation under definition four of achillean (adjective)).]</ref></blockquote>
This usage predates the reclamation of the word "gay," previously only a derogatory term for homosexual men, as a synonym for self-identified and proud homosexual by the Gay Liberation Front by ten years.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_liberation#1969 Wikipedia entry on the year 1969 in gay liberation history.]</ref>
The resurgence of achillean is likely due to the the internet, specifically a post by Tumblr user asculan on June 13, 2016.<ref>[http://archive.is/c3Rag Archived Tumblr post on new MLM terms.]</ref>
==Flag ==
The achillean flag has two blue stripes on the top and bottom representing men. In the center is a green carnation. In ancient Rome and 19th century England green indicated gay affiliations. Victorian men would often pin a green carnation on their lapel as popularized by author Oscar Wilde.
An alternative flag uses a darker blue with a green stripe alongside the green carnation, with the same symbolism. The original achillean flag had the same two blue stripes on the top and bottom representing men as the current flag. In the center was a realistic green carnation, but this flag was too complicated for many and could not easily be made in vector formats, leading to the creation of the current flag.
==References==
▲== Etymology==
▲The word achillean comes from the name of the hero in the "Iliad", Achilles, who was romantically involved with another man, Patroclus.
▲[[File:161978783553017865 (2).png|thumb|Another alternate Achillean flag.]]
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