Talk:Hephaestion

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Did Alexander shave the maNes of all the army horses, or did he shave all of the maRes? I think it must be difficult in the extreme to give even one mare a whole-body shave.

You're right Patrick!! Funny typo, though... Muriel Gottrop 09:10, 30 Jul 2003 (UTC)

This was my first wikipedia article. Muriel G 14:33, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)

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How much of Plutarch was used for this article? I could be wrong, but isn't the historical accuracy of Plutarch often called into question? My history teacher usually spoke of him as someone who could tell a ripping good story but embelished like it was going out of style. Lizzie 05:33, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

• Enough and combined with Lane Fox's recent biography. Is there any sentence or part of the article that you consider inacurate? [[User:Muriel Gottrop|muriel@pt]] 23:26, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Lover quotes

I think the two quote at the bottom--one lengthy and one short--are a bit heavy handed on the whole "alexander and hephaestion were lovers" argument. I think something so disputed shouldn't be shown as being so definitively correct.

--Commander Cool, part deux 08:06, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Important question

Where did his body actually end up for burial? I have a source (Persian book) from Iran's National Heritage Organization saying that this (and another destroyed twin lion statue standing opposite to this one) were built by the orders of Alexander in Hamedan in remembrance of Hephaestion, when being buried.

Can anybody verify this?--Zereshk 20:58, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

See http://www.liminalityland.com/arrian.htm Hephaestion was cremated. What was the custom back then? To bury the ashes or to scatter them to the four quarters of the world? According to the website above, he was cremated at Babylon. P0M 06:43, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Then that makes this lion just a monument I guess.--Zereshk 02:56, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Not necessarily. If the ashes were taken closer to home to be buried, the lions might have marked the spot.P0M 08:33, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

So is Hephaestion's tomb in Babylon? It's kind of confusing. I wonder if the lion is just a monument like what Zereshk said. XEclipsex 00:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The lover question

This article slightly tiptoes around and at other parts completely ignores the question if Alexander the Great and Hephaestion were lovers. I think it should be at least considered even if left slightly open-ended for those that dont want to hear the truth. Gayheroes.com gives citations about Alexander and Hephaestion's relationships from the same sources used in this article. Which leads me to believe someone didn't want to honor the possible truth. Never edited an article before but would be willing if more qualified individuals don't.

I see that someone has already altered the introductory text to include your question. I would move that the citation requirement be dismissed as this statement "perhaps also the lover of" does not imply finality, it merely addresses a wide-spread speculation. Hulamoth 00:04, 11 March 2007 (UTC)