Editing Iolaus (section)

=== Relationship with Heracles ===
Iolaus often acted as Heracles' charioteer and companion. Plutarch, describing the [[Thebes, Greece|Theban]] [[Sacred Band of Thebes|Sacred Band]] in his life of [[Pelopidas]], said "It is a tradition likewise that Iolaus, who assisted Hercules in his labours and fought at his side, was beloved of him; and Aristotle observes that, even in his time, lovers plighted their faith at Iolaus's tomb."<ref>{{Cite book |last=[[Plutarch]] |url=http://classics.mit.edu/Plutarch/pelopida.html |title=Pelopidas |location= |translator-last=Dryden |translator-first=John |orig-year=75}}</ref><ref>Crompton, Louis, ''Homosexuality and Civilization'', Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2003, [https://books.google.com/books?id=TfBYd9xVaXcC&pg=PA123 p. 123].</ref>

Plutarch also described Heracles' male lovers in the ''Amatorius'', saying there were too many too count, but that Iolaus and [[Admetus of Pherae|Admetus]] were two of the most notable. He said that Iolaus was honored by many for this love, and that it was popular for lovers to make reciprocal vows of affection at his tomb.<ref>[[Plutarch]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0314%3Asection%3D17 ''Amatorius'' 17]. Translated by Bernardakis, Gregorius N.</ref>