Hephaestion

The Persian puppet ruler was forced by the populace to open the gates to Alexander, who promptly deposed the hated ruler and appointed his best friend Hephaestion to find a replacement.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

After one party, Hephaestion fell ill with a fever and was sternly warned by his personal physician, Glaucias, not to indulge himself further at the risk of his health.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Alexander took one look at the Hydaspes and sent Coenus back to the Indus to dismantle the pontoon bridge that Hephaestion had built and bring the boats to him in pieces.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

When the two entered their quarters, the women fell on their faces before Hephaestion, thinking he was king as he was the taller of the pair, much to the amusement of Alexander.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

He bestowed another daughter of Darius, Drypetis, on his best friend, Hephaestion, so that their future children might be cousins of his children.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

The king commanded a tomb be built for Hephaestion that rivaled any previous memorial in cost and lavishness.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

When his lover Hephaestion died in battle, Alexander the Great not only mourned openly for his lover, but he staged an extravagant funeral, which took six months to prepare.

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When his lover Hephaestion died in battle, Alexander the Great not only mourned openly for his lover, but he staged an extravagant funeral, which took six months to prepare.

Irene Monroe: America's Gay Confederate and Union Soldiers Irene Monroe 2011

Alexander declared that those slain were offerings to the spirit of Hephaestion, just as Achilles had sacrificed Trojan youths to the dead Patroclus.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011

Alexander had sent his best friend, Hephaestion, ahead earlier with an engineering corps to build a pontoon bridge across the river.

Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011