Was Hephaestion Alexander's Lover?
"Hephaestion Was the One Whom Alexander Loved, and for the Rest of Their Lives Their Relationship Remained as Intimate as It Is Now Irrecoverable: Alexander...
"Hephaestion was the one whom Alexander loved, and for the rest of their lives their relationship remained as intimate as it is now irrecoverable: Alexander was only defeated once, the Cynic philosophers said long after his death, and that was by Hephaestion's thighs" (Alexander the Great, pg. 56).
Who was Alexander's lover?
Hephaestion (c. 357-324): Macedonian nobleman, closest friend and lover of king Alexander the Great.
How did hephaestion influence Alexander?
Hephaestion was a member of Alexander the Great's personal bodyguard and the Macedonian king's closest and lifelong friend and advisor. So much so, Hephaestion's death would bring the young king to tears. From 334 to 323 BCE Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world.
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