Hephaestion

Hephaestion ( Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "by far the dearest of all the king's friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets." This relationship lasted throughout their lives, and was compared, by others as well as themselves, to that of Achilles and Patroclus.

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Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων, alternative spelling: "Hephaistion"; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was a Macedonian nobleman and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "... by far the dearest of all the king's friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets." This friendship lasted their whole lives, and was compared, by others as well as themselves, to that of Achilles and Patroclus. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hephaestion">Read more

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Military person.battles: Siege of PeliumBattle of ThebesBattle of the GranicusSiege of HalicarnassusSiege of MiletusBattle of IssusSiege of Tyre (332 BC)Siege of GazaBattle of GaugamelaBattle of the Persian GateSiege of AornosBattle of the Hydaspes RiverMallian Campaign
Military person.name: Hephaestion
Military person.image: File:Head of Hephaistion.jpeg
Military person.caption: Hephaestion marble head, as of September 2015 housed in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California
Military person.allegiance: Macedonia
Military person.rank: General, 2nd in command.
Military person.unit: Somatophylakes
Military person.commands: Companion cavalry
Military person.spouse: Drypetis
Military person.birth_date: c. 356 BC
Military person.death_date: Autumn 324 BC(aged c. 32)
Military person.birth_place: Pella, Macedonia, Ancient Greece
Military person.death_place: Ecbatana

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Image: (Venice) Portrait of Hephaistion - Correr Museum.jpg

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Commons category: Hephaistion
date of death: 0324-00-00
date of birth: 0356-00-00

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Youth and education
Career
Wars in Persia
Expedition into India
Relationships
Alexander
Others
Death and funeral
Death
Funeral
Amphipolis Tomb
Hamadan Stone Lion
Portrayals of Hephaestion in fiction
Notes
References
Ancient sources
Modern sources
Further reading
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His military career was distinguished. A member of Alexander the Great's personal bodyguard, he went on to command the Companion cavalry and was entrusted with many other tasks throughout Alexander's ten-year campaign in Asia, including diplomatic missions, the bridging of major rivers, sieges and the foundation of new settlements. Besides being a soldier, engineer and diplomat, he corresponded with the philosophers Aristotle and Xenocrates and actively supported Alexander in his attempts to integrate the Greeks and Persians. Alexander formally made him his second-in-command when he appointed him Chiliarch of the empire. Alexander also made him part of the royal family when he gave him as his bride Drypetis, sister to his own second wife Stateira, both daughters of Darius III of Persia.