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~Mary Renault, “The nature of Alexander”
“Without Hephaistion, he couldn’t even bear immortality”
~Mary Renault (“The Persian Boy”)
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~Mary Renault, “The nature of Alexander”
“Without Hephaistion, he couldn’t even bear immortality”
~Mary Renault (“The Persian Boy”)
Do you think it's an exaggeration what many say, that when Hephaistion died Alexander "lost a part of himself"?
I'd agree with that assessment. I think Hephaistion steadied Alexander in a way nobody else could. And by the end of their lives, I doubt there was anybody alive Alexander trusted, or could trust, the way he trusted Hephaistion.
Stab me
Fanvid Rec- Alexander and Hephaistion-20 years
Also, anyone who liked the relationships in the Oliver Stone film should read Mary Renault's The Persian Boy. Historical fiction about one of Alexander's lovers, Bagoas. He was featured in the film as the dancer.