5. Bagoas Was a Snazzy Dancer Who Hung Out With Alexander the Great.
Bagoas lived in the 4th Century B.C. Persian Empire. He came from a noble family, but he was captured into slavery, where they castrated him. He later became a trusted courtier to Alexander the Great, and was known for giving him advice and having a lot of sway in his decision-making. After successfully crossing the Gedrosian Desert, Alexander threw a party, and held a dance contest. Normally, women were usually far better dancers than men, but Bogoas blew everyone away with his skills.
The Macedonian troops were at the party, and they told Alexander the Great that he needed to kiss the winner, so he gave Bagoas a smooch in front of the crowd. Bagoas and Alexander the Great became lovers. In artwork of Bagoas, he is dressed like a woman. This is similar to the story of Sporus, where he was also made to wear a dress and treated like a woman while in royal court.