👑 Come see our panel at #IntelligentSpeech2026: “Heated Rivalry, Heated Agony,” where Dustin compares the #HeatedRivalry series to #Gilgamesh and #Enkidu, #Achilles and #Patroclus, and #AlexandertheGreat and #Hephaestion.
Use code ALEX for tickets!
I wrote this 7 years ago, but its worth a share here for Valentine's. What initially interested me about #Hephaistion was the fact his friendship with/love for #AlexandertheGreat (and Alexander's for him) seems to have been the Real Deal.
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #blueskyancient #Hephaestion
✨ The Rise of a Legend: Alexander & Hephaestion — Egypt, Destiny and the Road to Babylon 💞 🌿
Watch the 7:53 min MusicVideo: youtu.be/ITZfEoTKT1M
#AlexanderTheGreat #Hephaestion #gayart #LGBT #Babylon #aianimation #musicvideo #LoveIsLove
An AO3 fic summary for "to be wanted with truth" by Aewin. Phainon/Mydei/Hephaestion, 23.4k words, chapter 5/7, explicit. Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Character Study, Rivals to Lovers, Polyamory, Trans Mydei, Self-Discovery, Anxiety, Self-Esteem Issues, Dueling, Canon-Typical Violence, Touch-Starved, Yearning, Flirting, Minor Injuries, Bathing/Washing, Caretaking, Chronic Illness, Sharing Clothes, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, Drunken Flirting, Propositions, Premature Ejaculation, Coming in Pants, Masturbation, Voyeurism, Cooking Lessons, First Dates, First Kiss, Frottage, Hand Jobs, Discussion of Infertility Summary: He's a tool for the prophecy: a carefully crafted hero without wants, without needs, without self. But when Mydeimos crashes into him like a lightning bolt on the first day of their duel, when he watches the Prince's smiling shieldbearer affectionately press fruit past his lips— Phainon begins to realize what he's missing, and for the first time in memory, he yearns.
Chapter 5 of my #Hephaidei fic is out, and phew, is it getting hot in here, or is that just me? Phainon is having quite a few firsts today.
#Phainon / #Mydei / #Hephaestion | 23.4k | ch. 5/7 | explicit
#Phaidei / #Phaideistion / #Hephdei
archiveofourown.org/works/686108...
#aewinwrites
Screenshot of ao3 listing for "As Yesterday Gives Way to Tomorrow" by TheLastKnownSurvivor. Rating is Teen, no archive warnings apply. Characters are Phainon, Mydei. Tags include set during the middle of 3.1, but with that patch stretched over several months, POV Mydei, Fluff, Banter, Established Relationship, Phainon and his insecurities vs Mydei's steady reassurances, Past One-Sided Pining, (not for phaidei), One Shot Summary text "You remind me of him, sometimes." "I do?" "Actually, that's not quite right. You're more talkative than he was, and your personalities are pretty different. You do make one expression that looks a lot like him, though. "...Perhaps it's more accurate to say that being around you feels like it did with him." Or, one day Phainon asks Mydei if he's ever been with anyone else, to some unexpected results for the both of them.
missing early amphoreus after 3.7? let me bring you back to mid 3.1
- 1.5k of established #phaidei / #myphai hypothetical missing scene
- #mydei tells #phainon about his past friendship + crush on #hephaestion
- aka (one-sided) first love!hephaestion + last love!phainon
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🪷 10 November 324 BC #Hephaestion dies in the arms of #Alexander the Great. Their love for each other was compared, by others as well as themselves, to that of #Achilles and #Patroclus ... and by later generations to #Hadrian and #Antinous. Full tribute: antinousstars.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... 🪷
An illustration of a blond man wearing a light purple tunic with white lines and a deep purple and yellow cloak, and a man with olive skin and black hair wearing the same outfit. 白い線のある薄い紫のチュニックと濃い紫と黄色のマントを着た金髪の男性と、同じ服を着たオリーブ色の肌で黒髪の男性のイラスト
Old drawing. I was shocked by the 2023 version.
#AlexandertheGreat #Hephaestion #Hephaistion #歴史創作
Chapter 4 is (finally) out! Hephaestion spills a secret, Mydei teaches Phainon a lesson, and Phainon begins to test duty's boundaries.
#Phainon / #Mydei / #Hephaestion | 18.5k | ch. 4/7 | explicit
#Phaidei / #Phaideistion / #Hephdei
archiveofourown.org/works/686108...
#aewinwrites
A dark-haired man kissing the hand of a blond man Ribbons in the colors of the Progress Pride flag and the bisexual flag decorate the background 金髪の男性の手にキスをする黒髪の男性の絵 背景にプログレスプライドフラッグとバイセクシュアルフラッグの色のリボンが飾られている
Alexander and Hephaestion(posted during Pride Month 2024)
#alexanderthegreat #hephaestion #hephaistion #歴史創作 #illustration
Chapter 3 is out! In which Mydei tries to ruin Phainon's dignity, Phainon's cock tries to ruin Mydei's chiton, and Phainon tries to salvage it.
#Phainon / #Mydei / #Hephaestion | 13.8k | ch. 3/7 | explicit
#Phaidei / #Phaideistion / #Hephdei
archiveofourown.org/works/68610816
#aewinwrites
My one correction is that these are not YA. They are, however, a coming-of-age novel. #ancienthistory #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #hephaistion #hephaestion #ancientbluesky
Finally starting a series on YouTube, re: #Hephaistion #Hephaestion, marshal for #AlexandertheGreat. This first one is all about his NAME. It's *weird*, for Macedonia. And what that means. With curse tablets and fun digital projects. #ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #ancienthistory #epigraphy
An article from Archaeology News titled "Tomb built for Alexander the Great’s best friend, Hephaestion, aligned with winter solstice"
Bro... It's 2025.
#hephaestion #alexanderthegreat
Chapter 2 is out! In which Mydei offers Phainon the most brazen and tempting deal of his life.
#Phainon / #Mydei / #Hephaestion | 10.7k | ch. 2/7 | explicit
#Phaidei / #Phaideistion / #Hephdei
archiveofourown.org/works/686108...
#aewinwrites
sketchbook spread dedicated to hammocks in orchards featuring young Alexander and Hephaistion
#alexanderthegreat
#hephaestion
An AO3 fic summary for "to be wanted with truth" by Aewin. Phainon/Mydei/Hephaestion, 7.4k words, chapter 1/?, explicit. Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Character Study, Rivals to Lovers, Polyamory, Trans Mydei, Self-Discovery, Anxiety, Self-Esteem Issues, Dueling, Canon-Typical Violence, Touch-Starved, Yearning, Flirting, Minor Injuries, Bathing/Washing, Caretaking, Chronic Illness, Sharing Clothes, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Additional Warnings In Author's Note Summary: He's a tool for the prophecy: a carefully crafted hero without wants, without needs, without self. But when Mydeimos crashes into him like a lightning bolt on the first day of their duel, when he watches the Prince's smiling shieldbearer affectionately press fruit past his lips— Phainon begins to realize what he's missing, and for the first time in memory, he yearns.
Phainon is fine filling the hole in his heart with duty—until he isn't. When he meets Mydei and Hephaestion, he begins to want something for himself.
#Phainon / #Mydei / #Hephaestion | 7.4k | ch. 1/? | explicit
#Phaidei / #Phaideistion / #Hephdei
archiveofourown.org/works/68610816
#aewinwrites
DYK #AlexanderTheGreat & #Hephaestion were life-long lovers? Their love was as profound as #Hadrian & #Antinous. Alexander died 8 months after Hephaestion’s unexpected death. The cause may have been grief. See #MaryRenault’s Alexander Trilogy. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #HistSex
My guys in the Getty Villa: #Hephaistion and #AlexandertheGreat. Yes, I'm aware these may be (very good) fakes; I mention that in the video. Was there to take pictures for the monograph on Hephaistion & Krateros. #Classicsbluesky #ancientbluesky #Hephaestion
youtu.be/NZoz_LZ3Cl8?...
Tomb built for Alexander the Great’s best friend, Hephaestion, aligned with winter solstice
More information: archaeologymag.com/2025/05/tomb...
#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #amphipolistomb #hephaestion #AlexanderTheGreat
Alexander the Great and Hephaestion
(From Flesh to Marble 💕🗿)
The bond between them was not just built on shared battles or strategy — it was a connection of the heart. 💖
#GreekMythology #AncientLegends #Soulmates #manlovesman #gayart #LGBT #AlexanderTheGreat #Hephaestion #History
#Alexander the Making of a God
#Hephaestion #Alexandre #Heféstion #Alestion
www.reddit.com/r/MenLovingM...
Tristan Hughes, Ancient Historian and host of the podcast The Ancients answers Google’s Most Popular Questions About Alexander The Great.
#AlexanderTheGreat #AlexandreOGrande #AlexandreMagno
#Hephaestion #Heféstion #Alestion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jie5...
A "Valentine's Day" video in which I discuss Alexander's mourning for Hephaistion and why he did NOT "go crazy with grief." From what we can tell (given the sources), his mourning was intense, but *normal*. Yes, really.
#ancientbluesky #classicsbluesky #alexanderthegreat #Hephaistion #Hephaestion
