Auriga (constellation) wildly from those of the European Renaissance; one Turkish atlas depicted the stars of Auriga as a mule, called "Mulus clitellatus" by Johann Bayer. One unusual representation of Auriga, from 17th-century France, showed Auriga as Adam kneeling on the Milky Way, with a goat wrapped around his shoulders. Occasionally, Auriga is seen not as the Charioteer but as Bellerophon, the mortal rider of Pegasus who dared to approach Mount Olympus. In this version of the tale, Jupiter pitied Bellerophon for his foolishness and placed him in the stars. Some of the stars of Auriga were incorporated into a now-defunct constellation
The Charioteer which Laurie and Reg are patients Madge Barker: Reg's wife who has an affair Mr. Straike: the man Laurie's mother remarries Mrs. Odell: Laurie's mother Bunny: Ralph's partner Alec Deacon: a friend and ex-partner of Ralph's Sandy: Alec's partner Dave: works at the hospital; is close with Andrew Anthony Slide noted that "The Charioteer" was a bestseller within the gay community. Michael Bronski called the novel "an outright plea for the tolerance of homosexuals" and praised it as "sincere and well-written." Although "The Charioteer" was not ranked number among the top 100 gay and lesbian novels compiled by The Publishing