Feb 18, 2024
My mum out here immediately clocking Hephaestion and Alexander as lovers the first 5 minutes she sees them with no prior knowledge of their relationship.
“They are homosexuals”
“Yes but…” (I now rant about the norms of sexuality back then and how modern labels of anything can never truly be used accurately to explain history)
My mother is out here shipping Heph and Alex and I am both confused and proud
#she also went on a rant as well explaining how she didn’t see them as two men loving each other but two people#just like her and my dad#sure this is the bare minimum but my mum grew up in a really strict Muslim household so#slay mum#alexander: the making of a god#alexander the great#hephaestion#hephaistion#alexander and hephaestion
